# NTSB NYC76DNC01: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43875, Caribou, ME, July 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1975
- Place: Caribou, ME · CARIBOU, ME
- Location: 46.8606° N, 68.0120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caribou, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8606&lon=-68.0120&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DNC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1791  75/7/13    CARIBOU,ME          TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 500
        TIME - 1630                    N43875              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARIBOU,ME                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT A LARGE ROCK. NOSED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43875](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43875-1976-07-29), registration cancelled 1976-07-29, S/N 7534 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750713019029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750713019029A), Jul 13, 1975: Tcraft BC12D, Caribou, ME, Substantial damage. Acft hit a large rock. Nosed over.

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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