- Date
- March 9, 1972
- Place
- Higginsville, MO · HIGGINSVILLE, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N43501Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165364
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0106 72/3/9 HIGGINSVILLE,MO TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 4240 TIME - 1430 N43501 PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGGINSVILLE JCTN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HIGGINSVILLE,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CARB FLOAT NEEDLE VALVE SEAT SAFETIED TO PIVOT BUSHING VICE SAFETY HOLE.STALLED AVOIDING CREEK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43501
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Higginsville Jctn
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