# NTSB NYC77FHA30: Taylorcraft BC12D, N43805, Sciota, PA, July 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1977
- Place: Sciota, PA · SCIOTA, PA
- Location: 40.9295° N, 75.3160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sciota, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9295&lon=-75.3160&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3321  77/7/29    SCIOTA,PA           TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 206
        TIME - 1715                    N43805              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCIOTA,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS PRACTICING INTENTIONAL SPINS AND FAILED TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACTING WITH GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43805](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43805-2012-06-27), registration cancelled 2012-06-27, S/N 7464, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Pegasus

## 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 19770729022849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770729022849A), Jul 29, 1977: Tcraft BC12D, Sciota, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing intentional spins and failed to recover before impacting with ground.

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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