Taylorcraft BC12-D N96698
8 January 1970 · Visalia, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 January 1970 at about 12:00 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N96698, operated by West Coast AER, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Visalia, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Visalia, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Green Acres
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Registration
- N96698
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- West Coast AER
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0250
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
4 ENG FAILURES THIS ACFT PAST 3 DAYS, FAILED ON T/O JUST PRIOR THIS T/O.ATMTD 180DEG TURN TO ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 1970 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Micanopy, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jan 1970 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Turkey, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1970 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1970 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Land O Lakes, Wisconsin, United States | Brown DOG Avia | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1970 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Lowden, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jul 1970 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Tooele, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |