Taylorcraft BC12-D N95176
30 January 1983 · Alton, Maine, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 January 1983 at about 12:20 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N95176 was involved in an accident near Alton, Maine, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alton, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Registration
- N95176
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Ross Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83FA061
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 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
THE PAX STATED THAT THE FUSELAGE & RIGHT WING TANKS CONTAINED AUTOMOTIVE FUEL. THE ENG WAS WARMED UP AN ESTIMATED 30 MINPRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO LIFT OFF ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN THE 1600 FT STRIP. AT ABOUT 30-40 FT THE ACFT BEGAN A RIGHT BANKING TURN. THE PAX STATED THAT AT ABOUT 75 FT ABOVE THE TREES THE ENG QUIT. THE PLT TURNED THE ACFT LEFT BACK TOWARD THE RWY, & THE PAX OBSERVED THE PLT PULLING & PUSHING A KNOB. THE ACFT CRASHED IN A NEAR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PLT'S LOGBOOK INDICATED A TOTAL OF 11.9 HRS DUAL WITH THE LAST DUAL ON 7/24/81. THE LAST RECORDED ANNUAL WAS ON 3/31/81 WHICH COULD NOT BE SIGNED OFF BECAUSE AN STC INVOLVING AN ENG CHANGE WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH SKIS & THEIR INSTALLATION WAS NOT RECORDED IN THE LOGBOOK. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 175 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. OAT AT BANGOR, ME WAS 20 DEG F. RECENT TESTS SHOW THAT A CARBURETOR HAD A TENDENCY TO COMMENCE ICING TWICE AS SOON WITH AUTOMOTIVE GRADE FUEL AS COMPARED WITH 100LL AVIATION GRADE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1983 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Everett, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1983 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Wakefield, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1983 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1982 | Taylorcraft BC12-65 | Ukiah, California, United States | Bill L. Denves | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1982 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Spout Springs, North Carolina, United States | Ronald N. Craven | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1982 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Springfield, Illinois, United States | Marvin L. Miller | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1983 | Beechcraft SPORT | Bangor, Maine, United States | Roger L. Lathrop | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1983 | Cessna 180H | Greenville, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1983 | Cessna 150 | Eliot, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Great Pond, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1983 | Cessna 150M | Belfast, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1983 | Cessna 152 | Millinocket, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |