OAK67F0133

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Paso Robles, CA · September 12, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1966
Place
Paso Robles, CA · PASO ROBLES, CA
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N43419Taylorcraft BC12-D
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121439

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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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2-0700  66/9/12    PASO ROBLES CALIF   TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 268
        TIME - 1415                    N43419              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VITAMIN D RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- ACFT APPROXIMATELY 100 LBS OVER NORMAL GROSS WEIGHT.CG WITHIN LIMITS.

Aircraft

Registration
N43419
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Vitamin D Ranch

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.