# NTSB OAK77FA018: Taylorcraft BC12D1, N44152, Las Vegas, NV, February 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1977
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0115  77/2/16    LAS VEGAS NV        TAYLORCRAFT BC12D1  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 200
        TIME - 1818                    N44152              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAHRUMP,NV                  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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .228%
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44152](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44152-1977-04-27), registration cancelled 1977-04-27, S/N 9952, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D1
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (registry code 8850320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: North Las Vegas

## 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 19770216003799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770216003799A), Feb 16, 1977: Tcraft BC12D1, Las Vegas Nv, NV, Destroyed. Blood alcohol level .228

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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