- Date
- January 7, 1970
- Place
- Orange, CA · ORANGE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N96760Taylorcraft BC-12A
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138270
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2283 70/1/7 ORANGE,CALIF TAYLORCRAFT BC-12A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 62 TOTAL TIME - 1445 N96760 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP APPLE VALLEY,CALIF CATALINA ISLE,CALIF CHINO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 4 CYL EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.PLT APPLIED HVY BRAKING TO AVOID BLDGS AT END OF FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96760
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-12A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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