# NTSB NYC66F0237: Taylorcraft BC-12D, N43479, Island Falls, ME, September 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1965
- Place: Island Falls, ME · ISLAND FALLS, ME
- Location: 46.0087° N, 68.2639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Island Falls, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0087&lon=-68.2639&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0237
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0237

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2665   65/9/5    ISLAND FALLS ME     TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 249
        TIME - 1530                    N43479              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 223 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARKER RIDGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM UNUSEABLE AREA OF PRIVATE AIRSTRIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43479](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43479), registered now, S/N 7138, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (registry code 8850306) (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
- Airport: Barker Ridge

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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