# NTSB MKC69F0218: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N96035, Starbuck, MN, October 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1968
- Place: Starbuck, MN · STARBUCK, MN
- Location: 45.6116° N, 95.5322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Starbuck, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6116&lon=-95.5322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0218
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0218

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3718  68/10/13   STARBUCK,MINN       TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2000
        TIME - 1200                    N96035              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARBUCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX JUMPED FROM ACFT FLOAT TO BOAT DOCK,WAS STRUCK BY TURNING PROP. MAG SWITCH HAD BEEN TURNED OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96035](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96035), registered now, S/N 8335 (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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Starbuck

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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