# NTSB LAX72AL013: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N96321, Jerome, AZ, August 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1971
- Place: Jerome, AZ · JEROME, AZ
- Location: 34.7471° N, 112.1075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jerome, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7471&lon=-112.1075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4276  71/8/17    JEROME,ARIZ         TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 302
        TIME - 1005                    N96321              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,ARIZ               ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CONT FLT INTO MTN CANYON WITH RISING TRRN.ACFT IMPACTED AT BASE OF MTN IN STEEP NOSE DWN ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96321](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96321-1971-10-07), registration cancelled 1971-10-07, S/N 8621 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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