UNK65X0592

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12D · Lancaster, CA · November 7, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 7, 1964
Place
Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N43358Taylorcraft BC12D
Status
Completed · report December 3, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181020

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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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3-3419   64/11/7   LANCASTER CALIF     TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N43358              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES                VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTY CROSSWIND TO 26 KNOTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N43358
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fox

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.