Taylorcraft BC12-D N96321
17 August 1971 · Jerome, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 August 1971 at about 10:05 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N96321 was involved in an accident during in flight near Jerome, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jerome, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Registration
- N96321
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Prescott, Ariz → Albuquerque, N Mex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4276
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
CONT FLT INTO MTN CANYON WITH RISING TRRN.ACFT IMPACTED AT BASE OF MTN IN STEEP NOSE DWN ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 1971 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Sandy, Oregon, United States | Harold Daniel | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1971 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Sitka, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1971 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Jacksonville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1971 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Williamsburg, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1971 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Baker, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1971 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Palmyra, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |