# NTSB MIA72FLG06: Taylorcraft BC12, N36452, Sullivans Is., SC, August 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1971
- Place: Sullivans Is., SC · SULLIVANS IS., SC
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FLG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2976  71/8/10    SULLIVANS IS.,SC    TAYLORCRAFT BC12    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1410                    N36452              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIDGELAND,SC                CONWAY,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - REDUCTION GEAR ASSEMBLY: GEARS,ACCESSORY DRIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 12 TEETH STRIPPED FROM CAMSHAFT GR P/N10068.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36452](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36452), registered now, S/N 3268, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BF12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf12-65) (registry code 8850340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 4AC176C-D-F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176c-d-f) (registry code 27007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N36452 (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 BFO93LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA139), Jul 25, 1993: Taylorcraft BF12-65 (N36452), Sunappee, NH, no damage. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE PILOT.

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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