# NTSB NYC68D0462: Taylorcraft BC12D1, N44184, Mansfield, MA, April 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1968
- Place: Mansfield, MA · MANSFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.0334° N, 71.2189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0334&lon=-71.2189&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0462
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0462

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1477  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44184), registered now, S/N 9984, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D1
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft 19](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-19) (registry code 8850902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mansfield

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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