# NTSB MKC69D0173: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N96438, Lacygne, KS, July 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1968
- Place: Lacygne, KS · LACYGNE, KS
- Location: 38.3478° N, 94.7606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Cygne, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3478&lon=-94.7606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0173
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0173

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3193  68/7/13    LACYGNE,KANS        TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 648
        TIME - 2020                    N96438              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 620 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIOLIT STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- LANDED ON ROAD NEXT TO UNLIGHTED STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96438](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96438), registered now, S/N 8738, 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: Piolit Strip

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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