# NTSB IAD78FLJ14: Taylorcraft BC12D, N96897, Liberty, NC, June 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1978
- Place: Liberty, NC · LIBERTY, NC
- Location: 35.8550° N, 79.5693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8550&lon=-79.5693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2024  78/6/11    LIBERTY,NC          TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, UNK/NR
        TIME - 2015                    N96897              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HINSHAW GREENACRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERTY,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL TANKS EMPTY.WITNESSES OBSERVED PLT CONSUMING SEVERAL BEERS DRG TWO FLTS AFTERNOON SAME DAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96897](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96897-1978-08-23), registration cancelled 1978-08-23, S/N 9197 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hinshaw Greenacre

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780611022589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611022589A), Jun 11, 1978: Tcraft BC12D, Liberty, NC, Substantial damage. Fuel tanks empty. Witnesses observed plt consuming several beers dwo flts afternoon same day.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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