# NTSB UNK64X2402: Taylorcraft BC12D, N96593, Clute, TX, June 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1964
- Place: Clute, TX · CLUTE, TX
- Location: 29.0259° N, 95.3982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clute, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0259&lon=-95.3982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2402
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2402

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96593-1970-09-08), registration cancelled 1970-09-08, S/N 8893 (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
- Airport: Lake Jackson

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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