OAK66D0203

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC-12D · Nut Tree, CA · February 20, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
February 20, 1966
Place
Nut Tree, CA · NUT TREE, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N95792Taylorcraft BC-12D
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173007

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0371  66/2/20    NUT TREE CALIF      TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 435
        TIME - 1315                    N95792              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NUT TREE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT BEECHCRAFT 35 N467B SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.HAND PROPPED ENG.NON-PILOT AT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N95792
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC-12D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nut Tree

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.