Taylorcraft BC12-D N43615
2 April 2002 · Crescent City, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 2002 at about 18:30 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N43615 was involved in an accident near Crescent City, Florida, United States. One person was 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crescent City, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pomona Landing Airport (78FL)
- Coordinates
- 29.5022, -81.5783
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Registration
- N43615
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Crescent City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA02LA076
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Tfhe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during takeoff roll, resulting in an excursion off the left side of the runway and collision with an adjacent hangar.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, as soon as he lifted the tail wheel off the ground during takeoff, the right wing lifted, he lost directional control, and the aircraft ran off the left side of the grass runway, into an adjacent hangar. He stated that no mechanical irregularities, or surface wind conditions were a factor in the accident. Postcrash investigation by an FAA inspector confirmed that mechanical malfunction was not a factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2002 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Albion, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 2002 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Gaston, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2001 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Copperopolis, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2001 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Winston, Oregon, United States | Calvin W. Graham | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2001 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Wall, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2001 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Donald R. LEE | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2002 | Cessna 182Q | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2002 | Agusta A119 | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2002 | Cessna 172P | Lutz, Florida, United States | Troy Mason Heidel | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Beagle B-206 SERIES 2 | McAlpin, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Mooney M20J | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-46-310P | Osteen, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |