SEA68D0178

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12 · Malta, MT · October 7, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 7, 1967
Place
Malta, MT · MALTA, MT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N34032Taylorcraft BC12
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112394

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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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3-4535   67/10/7   MALTA,MONT          TAYLORCRAFT BC12    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N34032              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM FLD OF INSUFFICIENT LENGTH.

Aircraft

Registration
N34032
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.