# NTSB UNK64X0582: Taylorcraft BC12D, N5103M, Cien Fuegos, Cuba, February 16, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1964
- Place: Cien Fuegos, Cuba · CIEN FUEGOS, Cuba
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0582
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0582

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5103M-2018-08-23), registration cancelled 2018-08-23, S/N 10403, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BF](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf) (registry code 8850326) (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: 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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