# NTSB MKC66D0455: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N5020M, Kirksville, MO, March 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1966
- Place: Kirksville, MO · KIRKSVILLE, MO
- Location: 40.1982° N, 92.5746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirksville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1982&lon=-92.5746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172818
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0455
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0455

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1679  66/3/18    KIRKSVILLE MO       TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 141
        TIME - 1215                    N5020M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANNON MEMORIAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           51                                                      280
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           27                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- UNEXSPECTED GUSTY CROSSWIND OF 27 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5020M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5020M-2013-03-19), registration cancelled 2013-03-19, S/N 10320, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- 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: Cannon Memorial

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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