# NTSB MKC68A0008: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43350, Le Mars, IA, August 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1967
- Place: Le Mars, IA · LE MARS, IA
- Location: 42.7815° N, 96.1733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Le Mars, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7815&lon=-96.1733&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0008

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1043   67/8/1    LE MARS,IOWA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1920                    N7589R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LE MARS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM                      CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- N7589R,ABOVE AND BEHIND N43350 PRIOR TO COLLISION. UNICOM TRIED TO WARN PLTS OF SITUATION.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1043   67/8/1    LE MARS,IOWA        TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1920                    N43350              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LE MARS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM                      CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
        REMARKS- N7589R,ABOVE AND BEHIND N43350 PRIOR TO COLLISION. UNICOM TRIED TO WARN PLTS OF SITUATION.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N43350](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43350-2012-11-26), registration cancelled 2012-11-26, S/N 7009, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Le Mars

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7589R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7589R-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 28-22156, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Le Mars

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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