Taylorcraft BC12-65 N50659
8 February 1992 · West Jordan, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 February 1992 at about 18:45 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-65 registered N50659, operated by Matt S. Neerings, was involved in an accident near West Jordan, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Jordan, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Slc Municipal 2 Airport (U42)
- Coordinates
- 40.6209, -111.9798
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-65
- Registration
- N50659
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Matt S. Neerings
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA92LA043
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED HAVING JUST COMPLETED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 AND WAS TAXIING AT A SPEED EQUIVALENT TO 'A BRISK WALK' WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT UP ON ITS RIGHT WINGTIP AND THEN OVER ON ITS NOSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1992 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Gould, Arkansas, United States | Raley, Howard E. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1991 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Evansville, Wisconsin, United States | Sugar River Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1991 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Bean, Edwin A. | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jun 1993 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Ozona, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1993 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Brainerd, Minnesota, United States | Kenneth J. Kobs | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1993 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Puget Bay, Alaska, United States | Legler, Michael D. | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1992 | Bell 222UT | Scipio, Utah, United States | Air Methods Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1992 | Cessna A152 | Tremonton, Utah, United States | Hill AFB Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1992 | Cessna 152 | Mt. Pleasant, Utah, United States | LEE Rowser | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1992 | Beechcraft V35B | Panguitch, Utah, United States | Lane, Jeffrey G. | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1992 | Cessna 172L | Delta, Utah, United States | Carlson, Donald K. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1992 | Cessna 152 | Provo, Utah, United States | High Valley Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |