# NTSB SEA71FWG23: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N96265, Lowden, WA, September 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1970
- Place: Lowden, WA · LOWDEN, WA
- Location: 46.0562° N, 118.5858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lowden, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0562&lon=-118.5858&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FWG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FWG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1448  70/9/28    LOWDEN,WASH         TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1740                    N96265              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOWDEN,WASH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES APRX 15FT AGL.PLT ELECTROCUTED ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96265](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96265-2017-07-06), registration cancelled 2017-07-06, S/N 8565, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (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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