# NTSB UNK64X3804: Taylorcraft BC-12D, N95505, Douglas, OK, September 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1964
- Place: Douglas, OK · DOUGLAS, OK
- Location: 36.2605° N, 97.6666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2605&lon=-97.6666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3804
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3804

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0686   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95505-1964-10-15), registration cancelled 1964-10-15, S/N 7805 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (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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