# NTSB MIA78FLA22: Taylorcraft BC-12D, N96352, Hastings, FL, March 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1978
- Place: Hastings, FL · HASTINGS, FL
- Location: 29.7144° N, 81.4992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hastings, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7144&lon=-81.4992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1104  78/3/26  NR.HASTINGS,FL        TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 225
        TIME - 1330                    N96352              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HASTINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HASTINGS,FL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96352](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96352), registered now, S/N 8652, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D
- 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: Hastings

## 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 19780326010219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780326010219A), Mar 26, 1978: Tcraft BC12D, Hastings, FL, 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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