# NTSB MIA76DKJ14: Taylorcraft BF12-D, N34044, Hanceville, AL, August 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1975
- Place: Hanceville, AL · HANCEVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.0640° N, 86.7644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanceville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0640&lon=-86.7644&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2454  75/8/23    HANCEVILLE,AL       TAYLORCRAFT BF12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N34044              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CULLMAN,AL                  ALABASTER,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TAILPIPE BROKEN OUT OF MUFFLER. OLD CRACK. EXTENSIVE EXHAUST STAINS AT BURN-OUT HOLES-MUFFLER END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34044](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34044-1975-09-29), registration cancelled 1975-09-29, S/N 2908 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BF12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BF12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf12-65) (registry code 8850340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750823025649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750823025649A), Aug 23, 1975: Tcraft BF1265, Hanceville, AL, Destroyed. Tailpipe broken out of muffler. Old crack. Extensive exhaust stains at burn-out holes-muffler end.

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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