# NTSB MKC69D0348: Taylorcraft BC-12D, N43612, Shevlin, MN, December 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1968
- Place: Shevlin, MN · SHEVLIN, MN
- Location: 47.5301° N, 95.2595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shevlin, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5301&lon=-95.2595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0348
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0348

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4774  68/12/21   SHEVLIN,MINN        TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1309
        TIME - 1630                    N43612              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43612](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43612-1975-07-29), registration cancelled 1975-07-29, S/N 7172 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N43612 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC68F0151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0151), Aug 4, 1967: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43612), Rolette, ND, substantial damage

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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