# NTSB OAK70AP050: Taylorcraft BC1265, N36079, Pescadero, CA, April 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1970
- Place: Pescadero, CA · PESCADERO, CA
- Location: 37.2449° N, 122.3789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pescadero, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2449&lon=-122.3789&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70AP050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70AP050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0185  70/4/11  NR.PESCADERO,CALIF    TAYLORCRAFT BC1265  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4220
        TIME - 1230                    N36079              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALF MOON BAY,CALIF         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT RECOVERED.SANK IN OCEAN.PLT MAKING STEEP TURNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36079](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36079-1972-01-03), registration cancelled 1972-01-03, S/N 3046, built 1941 (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: Destroyed

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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