# NTSB SEA77DYG07: Taylorcraft BL-12, N29875, Wilson Creek, WA, October 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1976
- Place: Wilson Creek, WA · WILSON CREEK, WA
- Location: 47.4230° N, 119.1177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilson Creek, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4230&lon=-119.1177&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3523  76/10/26   WILSON CREEK,WA     TAYLORCRAFT BL-12   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 156
        TIME - 1730                    N29875              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOSES LAKE,WA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH PWR LINE DRG GO-ARND AFTER PRACTICE EMERG LDG APCH.FIRST FLT IN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29875](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29875-2022-12-03), registration cancelled 2022-12-03, S/N 2726, 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)
- 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

## 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 19761026036619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761026036619A), Oct 26, 1976: Tcraft BL1265, Wilson Creek, WA, Substantial damage. Collided with pwr line drg go-arnd after practice emerg ldg apch. First flt in acft.

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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