NYC68F0300

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Midway, PA · October 22, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 22, 1967
Place
Midway, PA · MIDWAY, PA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5049MTaylorcraft BC12-D
Status
Completed · report May 1, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113625

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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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2-1087  67/10/22   MIDWAY,PA           TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 44,
        TIME - 1730                    N5049M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- LONG,LOW APPROACH TO PASTURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5049M
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.