# NTSB MKC71FDM48: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N95029, Cook, MN, March 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1971
- Place: Cook, MN · COOK, MN
- Location: 47.8357° N, 92.6888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cook, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8357&lon=-92.6888&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FDM48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0986   71/3/2    COOK,MINN           TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 137
        TIME - 1430                    N95029              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COOK,MINN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- 24IN SNOW OVR FRZN LAKE.USED SNWMBLE TO PACK DWN TKOF AREA 15FT WIDE.STALLED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95029](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95029), registered now, S/N 9429, 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

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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