# NTSB LAX76DUJ94: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N5208M, Laveen, AZ, July 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1976
- Place: Laveen, AZ · LAVEEN, AZ
- Location: 33.3628° N, 112.1693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laveen, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3628&lon=-112.1693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUJ94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ94

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1823  76/7/26    LAVEEN,AZ           TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N5208M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANGAR HACIENDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDALE,AZ                 LAVEEN,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5208M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5208M), registered now, S/N 10508, built 1947 (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
- Airport: Hangar Hacienda

## 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 19760726023639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760726023639A), Jul 26, 1976: Tcraft BC12D, Laveen, AZ, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 20K.

## Other investigations on N5208M (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW69F0451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0451), Apr 3, 1969: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5208M), Kermit, TX, 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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