Taylorcraft BC-12A N96760

Summary

On 7 January 1970 at about 14:45 local time, a Taylorcraft BC-12A registered N96760 was involved in an accident during in flight near Orange, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 January 1970 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Orange, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Taylorcraft BC-12A

Registration

N96760

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Private Owner

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Apple Valley, Calif → Catalina Isle, Calif

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-2283

Nobody was injured.

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

NR 4 CYL EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.PLT APPLIED HVY BRAKING TO AVOID BLDGS AT END OF FLD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.