# NTSB LAX77DUJ29: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N95641, Laveen, AZ, November 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3825  76/11/19   LAVEEN,AZ           TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 511
        TIME - 1700                    N95641              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BILL TAYLOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDALE,AZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95641](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95641), registered now, S/N 7941, 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
- Airport: Bill Taylor

## 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 19761119041349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761119041349A), Nov 19, 1976: Tcraft BC12D, Laveen, AZ, 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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