# NTSB SEA73DYE34: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N95514, Bellevue, WA, May 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1973
- Place: Bellevue, WA · BELLEVUE, WA
- Location: 47.6104° N, 122.2007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6104&lon=-122.2007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYE34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYE34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1180  73/5/17    BELLEVUE,WASH       TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1450                    N95514              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 42, 6002 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLEVUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SNOHOMISH,WASH              BELLEVUE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PINCHED
        REMARKS- DOWNWIND GUSTING TO 15K. TURNING OFF RWY ONTO TAXIWAY. PLT STATED R BRAKE WAS STICKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95514](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95514), registered now, S/N 7814, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bellevue

## 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 19730517012279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730517012279A), May 17, 1973: Tcraft BCS12D1, Bellevue, WA, Substantial damage. Downwind gusting to 15K. Turning off rwy onto taxiway. Plt stated r brake was sticking.

## Other investigations on N95514 (1)

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.

- [NTSB GAA18CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA533), Sep 5, 2018: Taylorcraft BC12 (N95514), Cut Bank, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power wires while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inability to determine the airplane’s altitude due to sun glare.

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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