UNK64X0582

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12D · Cien Fuegos, Cuba · February 16, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 16, 1964
Place
Cien Fuegos, Cuba · CIEN FUEGOS, Cuba
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5103MTaylorcraft BC12D
Status
Completed · report April 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184828

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0013  64/2/16  NR.CIEN FUEGOS CUBA   TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 43, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1400                    N5103M              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER

Aircraft

Registration
N5103M
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.