MIA67F0005

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12D · Mooresville, NC · June 26, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1966
Place
Mooresville, NC · MOORESVILLE, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N39275Taylorcraft BC12D
Status
Completed · report August 5, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171301

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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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3-1459  66/6/26    MOORESVILLE NC      TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1640                    N39275              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 49, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORESVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PARKED ACFT CESSNA 172 N4617L, MONOCOUPE 90 N38905 BOTH MINOR DAM. UNQUALIFIED PERSON AT CONTROLS.

Aircraft

Registration
N39275
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mooresville

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.