# NTSB LAX76FUG01: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43472, Rialto, CA, July 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1975
- Place: Rialto, CA · RIALTO, CA
- Location: 34.1174° N, 117.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rialto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1174&lon=-117.3892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1386   75/7/4    RIALTO,CA           TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 578
        TIME - 1957                    N43472              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 348 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIALTO-MIRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIALTO,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- LOW ALT ACROBATICS.SLOW ENTRY INTO SNAPROLL,STALLED AT END OF ROLL.PLT HAD AIR SHOW WAIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43472](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43472-1976-05-21), registration cancelled 1976-05-21, S/N 7131, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rialto-Miro

## 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 19750704016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750704016709A), Jul 4, 1975: Tcraft BC12D, Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. Low alt acrobatics. Slow entry into snaproll,stalled at end of roll. Plt had air show waiver.

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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