# NTSB MIA79DLD61: Taylorcraft BC12D, N95757, Brooksville, FL, May 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1979
- Place: Brooksville, FL · BROOKSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0793   79/5/2    BROOKSVILLE,FL      TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 10000
        TIME - 1200                    N95757              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNANDO CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BROOKSVILLE,FL             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95757](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95757-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N 8057, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12D-85](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12d-85) (registry code 8850322) (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: Hernando Co

## 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 19790502009159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790502009159A), May 2, 1979: Tcraft BC12D, Brooksville, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to handprop the airplane with no one at the controls. Aircraft started and ran into a fence.

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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