# NTSB NYC76DNC66: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N44444, Norridgewock, ME, September 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1976
- Place: Norridgewock, ME · NORRIDGEWOCK, ME
- Location: 44.7228° N, 69.7631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norridgewock, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7228&lon=-69.7631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DNC66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2787  76/9/22    NORRIDGEWOCK,ME     TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 463
        TIME - 1830                    N44444              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 415 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL MAINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORRIDGEWOCK,ME             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- UNDERSHOT RUNWAY,LANDED IN GULLEY 100 FEET BELOW RUNWAY ELEVATION.NO AIRCRAFT OR ENGINE FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44444](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44444), registered now, S/N 10244 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (registry code 8850320) (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: Central Maine

## 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 19760922029949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760922029949A), Sep 22, 1976: Tcraft BC12D1, Norridgewock, ME, Substantial damage. Undershot runway,landed in gulley 100 feet below runway elevation. No aircraft or engine failure.

## Other investigations on N44444 (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC68F0267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0267), Nov 5, 1967: Taylorcraft BC12D1 (N44444), Waterville, ME, substantial damage

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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