MKC73FCQ03

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Minneola, KS · July 9, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 9, 1972
Place
Minneola, KS · MINNEOLA, KS
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N95537Taylorcraft BC12-D
Status
Completed · report February 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117805

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2364   72/7/9    MINNEOLA,KANS       TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 258
        TIME - 1445                    N95537              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNEDY GLDR PORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEOLA,KANS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW LOW PAT,GLDR OPS.TRUCK ON END OF RWY.HIT PWR LINES N END OF RWY,45FT AGL.AWARE OF HAZARD.

Aircraft

Registration
N95537
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kennedy Gldr Port

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.