# NTSB UNK64X0383: Taylorcraft BC12D, N44042, Chillicothe, MO, January 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1964
- Place: Chillicothe, MO · CHILLICOTHE, MO
- Location: 39.7948° N, 93.5474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chillicothe, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7948&lon=-93.5474&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0383
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0383

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0260  64/1/27    CHILLICOTHE MO      TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N44042              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44042](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44042-1965-05-20), registration cancelled 1965-05-20, S/N 9842, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D
- 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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