Taylorcraft BC12 D N94919

Summary

On 17 October 2016 at about 15:00 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12 D registered N94919 was involved in an accident near Vaughn, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 October 2016 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Vaughn, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Brook Bridge Aerodrome (8GA9)

Coordinates

33.2761, -84.4103

Aircraft

Taylorcraft BC12 D

Registration

N94919

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vaughn → Vaughn

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA17LA020

2 people had minor injuries.

A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any evidence of preimpact malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that he was going to perform several touch-and-go landings with a student pilot before departing for a long cross-country flight. After taxiing up and down the runway a few times, he performed an engine run-up with no anomalies noted. During takeoff, when the airplane was about 30 ft above ground level, the engine started to lose power and then seconds later lost total power. The flight instructor tried to land the airplane on the runway but landed hard. The left main landing gear separated, and the left gear contacted the runway and fractured the main spar. Postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The weather conditions were conductive to the accumulation of serious carburetor ice at glide power settings; however, the loss of engine power occurred during a full power setting. The investigation could not determine if carburetor ice accumulated during the prior ground operation. Thus, the reason for the total loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.