Taylorcraft BC12-D N5016M
2 July 1972 · Lovington, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 July 1972 at about 17:20 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N5016M was involved in an accident during in flight near Lovington, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lovington, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lea Cnty-Lovingtn
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Registration
- N5016M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2321
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
SLOW ROLL OVR RWY, OUTSIDE AUZD AREA.ACFT MDFD, EXPERIMENTAL CERT, LYC 0-290 ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 1972 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Souderton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1972 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1972 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Porterville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1972 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Moose Pass, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1972 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Whitefish, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1972 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Higginsville, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |