# NTSB SEA72AS001: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43846, Riverside, WA, July 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1971
- Place: Riverside, WA · RIVERSIDE, WA
- Location: 48.5130° N, 119.5157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5130&lon=-119.5157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0917   71/7/3    RIVERSIDE,WASH      TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1240
        TIME - 2000                    N43846              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAK,WASH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT SEEN SPINNING AND LOOPING PRIOR TO ACCDT. HIT WIRES 50 FT ABOVE RIVER. WIRES WERE IN SHADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43846](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43846-1971-09-10), registration cancelled 1971-09-10, S/N 7505 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (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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