NYC68D0462

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12D1 · Mansfield, MA · April 28, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 28, 1968
Place
Mansfield, MA · MANSFIELD, MA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N44184Taylorcraft BC12D1
Status
Completed · report July 11, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110403

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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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3-1477  68/4/28    MANSFIELD,MASS      TAYLORCRAFT BC12D1  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N44184              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANSFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT CHECKING MAGS WHILE TAXIING.

Aircraft

Registration
N44184
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12D1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mansfield

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.