# NTSB MKC74AK023: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N5041M, Fairbury, NE, November 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1973
- Place: Fairbury, NE · FAIRBURY, NE
- Location: 40.1447° N, 97.1765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbury, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1447&lon=-97.1765&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3712  73/11/14 NR.FAIRBURY,NEBR      TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1828                    N5041M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 31, 4427 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            235 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLEVILLE,KANS             CRETE,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          310                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HAD VENTURI-DRIVEN NEEDLE/BALL,NO ATT INDCR.SINGLE CABIN INTERIOR LIGHT PWRD BY AUTO BATTERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5041M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5041M-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 10341, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731114038929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731114038929A), Nov 14, 1973: Tcraft BC12D, Fairbury, NE, Destroyed. Had venturi-driven needle/ball,no att indcr. Single cabin interior light pwrd by auto battery.

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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