# NTSB LAX70FUA01: Taylorcraft BC-12A, N96760, Orange, CA, January 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1970
- Place: Orange, CA · ORANGE, CA
- Location: 33.7870° N, 117.8613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7870&lon=-117.8613&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2283   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96760), registered now, S/N 9060 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-12A
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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