# NTSB NYC76FGM40: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N95098, Somerset, PA, July 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1976
- Place: Somerset, PA · SOMERSET, PA
- Location: 40.0050° N, 79.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0050&lon=-79.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155194
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGM40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3042  76/7/18    SOMERSET,PA         TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 416
        TIME - 1515                    N95098              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOMERSET,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STALLED TURNING TO LAND ON FARM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOMERSET CO AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95098](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95098), registered now, S/N 9498, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (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: Somerset Co

## 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 19760718021779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760718021779A), Jul 18, 1976: Tcraft BC12D, Somerset, PA, Substantial damage. Stalled turning to land on farm 3 miles southeast of Somerset Co Airport.

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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