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NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC120 · Wadsworth, OH · September 17, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 17, 1964
Place
Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N43046Taylorcraft BC120
Status
Completed · report November 12, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181641

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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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3-2934  64/9/17    WADSWORTH OHIO      TAYLORCRAFT BC120   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N43046              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WADSWORTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N43046
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC120
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wadsworth

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.