UNK64X2402

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12D · Clute, TX · June 20, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 20, 1964
Place
Clute, TX · CLUTE, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N96593Taylorcraft BC12D
Status
Completed · report February 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183505

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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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2-0213  64/6/20    CLUTE TEX           TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 39, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N96593              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE JACKSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N96593
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lake Jackson

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.