Taylorcraft BC12-D N43543
14 April 1986 · W. Milford, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 April 1986 at about 23:55 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N43543 was involved in an accident near W. Milford, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- W. Milford, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greenwood Lake (4N1)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Registration
- N43543
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Honesdale → W. Milford
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC86LA106
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ON APPROACH TO MILFORD AIRPORT, THE FLIGHT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND CRASHED. THE PILOT MADE A MISSED APPROACH THEN ON SECOND APPROACH COLLIDED WITH WIRES, THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS DARK AND HE DID NOT SEE THE WIRES UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1986 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Leslie, Michigan, United States | Frederick D. le Blanc | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1986 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Cusick, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1986 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Buckeye, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1986 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Broadalbin, New York, United States | Roger M.teck | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1986 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Tioga, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1986 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Elkin, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1986 | Cessna 414A | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | East Coast Airways, Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 1986 | Mooney M20K | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 May 1986 | Cessna 172RG | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-24-260 | Ft. Dix, New Jersey, United States | Norman A.sharpless/Wm.shirey | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Aug 1986 | Cessna 152 | Bargaintown, New Jersey, United States | Atlantic City Air Taxi, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |