# NTSB SEA68D0219: Taylorcraft BL-12, N34036, Sandy, OR, September 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1967
- Place: Sandy, OR · SANDY, OR
- Location: 45.3981° N, 122.2688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3981&lon=-122.2688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0219
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0219

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4728  67/9/26    SANDY,OREG          TAYLORCRAFT BL-12   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1815                    N34036              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 60, 4322 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2020 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34036](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34036-1968-01-26), registration cancelled 1968-01-26, S/N 2887, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BL-12
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BL12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl12-65) (registry code 8850356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Richs

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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