MIA66F0110

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12D1 · Savannah, GA · July 18, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 18, 1965
Place
Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N44214Taylorcraft BC12D1
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177167

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0412  65/7/18    SAVANNAH GA         TAYLORCRAFT BC12D1  CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 28, 0
        TIME - 1930                    N44214              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLER PLANTATION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N44214
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12D1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Keller Plantation

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.