Taylorcraft BC12-D N43871
30 March 1985 · Orange, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 March 1985 at about 17:15 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N43871 was involved in an accident near Orange, Massachusetts, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Orange, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Registration
- N43871
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hartford → Orange
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC85LA093
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 PLT REPORTED HE WAS FLYING AT ABOUT 25 FT ABOVE WATER. AS THE ACFT CROSSED OVER A GRASS COVERED SAND BAR, THE GEAR ENCOUNTERED 'SWAIL GRASS' & THE ACFT WAS 'DRAGGED IN.' THE PLT ALSO REPORTED THAT THE ACFT HAD ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE; HOWEVER, A WITNESS REPORTED THE WIND WAS CALM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1985 | Taylorcraft BC12-65 | Boerne, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1985 | Taylorcraft BC12-D1 | Mundelein, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Sep 1985 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Lopez Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1986 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Leslie, Michigan, United States | Frederick D. le Blanc | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1984 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Kiel, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1985 | Piper PA28-151 | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1985 | Boeing 747-136 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1985 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Yankee Aviation Serivices | No injuries | - |