LAX67F0096

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Santa Susana, CA · August 14, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 14, 1966
Place
Santa Susana, CA · SANTA SUSANA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N43698Taylorcraft BC12-D
Status
Completed · report December 5, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178740

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2867  66/8/14    SANTA SUSANA CAL    TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N43698              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N43698
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Santa Susana

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.