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NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC-12D · Douglas, OK · September 5, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 5, 1964
Place
Douglas, OK · DOUGLAS, OK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N95505Taylorcraft BC-12D
Status
Completed · report December 9, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182682

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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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2-0686   64/9/5  NR.DOUGLAS OKLA       TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N95505              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- CRACKED EXHAUST STACK AT CABIN HEATER AIRSCOOP LET CARBON MONOXIDE INTO COCKPIT

Aircraft

Registration
N95505
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC-12D
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.