# NTSB NYC78FNC33: Taylorcraft BC-12D, N47893, Scarboro, ME, June 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1978
- Place: Scarboro, ME · SCARBORO, ME
- Location: 43.5781° N, 70.3217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scarborough, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5781&lon=-70.3217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNC33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2577  78/6/24    SCARBORO,ME         TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 2025
        TIME - 1540                    N47893              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCARBORO,ME                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .23%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47893](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47893), registered now, S/N 2934, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (registry code 8850310) (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

## 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 19780624024869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624024869A), Jun 24, 1978: Tcraft BCS12D1, Scarboro, ME, Destroyed. Blood alcohol level .23 .

## Other investigations on N47893 (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 NYC98LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA135), Jun 28, 1998: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (N47893), West Buxton, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid power lines (inadequate visual lookout), as he was approaching to make a water landing on a river.

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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