# NTSB MKC65F0049: Taylorcraft BC12D1, N44143, Grand Island, NE, February 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1965
- Place: Grand Island, NE · GRAND ISLAND, NE
- Location: 40.9214° N, 98.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9214&lon=-98.3586&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0440  65/2/28    GRAND ISLAND NEBR   TAYLORCRAFT BC12D1  CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1013                    N44143              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 2873 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44143](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44143-1984-12-19), registration cancelled 1984-12-19, S/N 9943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D1
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (registry code 8850320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Island

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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