# NTSB LAX67D0125: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43486, San Diego, CA, September 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1966
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0125
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0125

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2890  66/9/19    SAN DIEGO CALIF     TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 448
        TIME - 1730                    N43486              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT STINSON 108-2 N9444K SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT PROPPED ENGINE,AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43486](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43486-2020-05-29), registration cancelled 2020-05-29, S/N 7145, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery Field

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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