# NTSB NYC77FA095: Taylorcraft BC1265, N36128, Oval, PA, September 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1977
- Place: Oval, PA · OVAL, PA
- Location: 41.1522° N, 77.1745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oval, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1522&lon=-77.1745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3187   77/9/5    OVAL,PA             TAYLORCRAFT BC1265  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 180
        TIME - 1959                    N36128              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OVAL,PA                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- WHEN PLT SELECTED CARB HEAT HE INADVERTANTLY SHUT OFF THE FUEL.AD51-9-3 REQUIRED DEVICE NOT FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36128](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36128-1977-12-28), registration cancelled 1977-12-28, S/N 3095 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC1265
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (registry code 8850310) (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 19770905034159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905034159A), Sep 5, 1977: Tcraft BC1265, Oval, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. When plt selected carb heat he inadvertantly shut off the fuel.AD51-9-3 required device not found.

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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