# NTSB MKC69A0063: Taylorcraft BC-12D, N95171, Kingman, KS, June 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1969
- Place: Kingman, KS · KINGMAN, KS
- Location: 37.6477° N, 98.1160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingman, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6477&lon=-98.1160&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69A0063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69A0063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2034  69/6/19  NR.KINGMAN,KANS       TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N95171              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INTENTL FLT UNDER 42 FT HIGH POWERLINE.STRUCK 25 FT HIGH TELEPONE LINE IN FLT PATH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95171](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95171-2018-04-06), registration cancelled 2018-04-06, S/N 9571, 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: Destroyed

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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