# NTSB LAX74DUQ08: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43132, Goleta, CA, July 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1973
- Place: Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
- Location: 34.4354° N, 119.8589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goleta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4354&lon=-119.8589&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3112  73/7/23    GOLETA,CALIF        TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N43132              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 451 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OXNARD,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL FM PROP SHAFT SEAL ON WINDSHIELD.HARD LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43132](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43132-2002-10-02), registration cancelled 2002-10-02, S/N 6791, 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730723022799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730723022799A), Jul 23, 1973: Tcraft BC12D, Goleta, CA, Substantial damage. Oil fm prop shaft seal on windshield. Hard ldg.

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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