NYC65F0203

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12D · Parkville, MD · May 6, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 6, 1965
Place
Parkville, MD · PARKVILLE, MD
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N96828Taylorcraft BC12D
Status
Completed · report August 11, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178042

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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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2-0290   65/5/6    PARKVILLE MD        TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1810                    N96828              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPAMERS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N96828
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Spamers

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.