Taylorcraft BC-12D N96248
23 September 1988 · Seattle, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 September 1988 at about 23:15 local time, a Taylorcraft BC-12D registered N96248 was involved in an accident near Seattle, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boeing Field (BFI)
- Coordinates
- 47.5393, -122.3091
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Registration
- N96248
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Snohomish
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA186
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
PLT RECEIVED ATIS INFO WHICH ADVISED OF GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING SEATTLE RADIO(FSS) FOR FURTHER INFO. PLT DID NOT CONTACT FSS AND INITIATED TAKEOFF. AT 100-200 FT AGL, ACFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, PITCHED UP, ROLLED OFF ON A WING TO NOSEDOWN ATTITUDE AND COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY SURFACE. THE WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC-12D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 1988 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Lenexa, Kansas, United States | Vogel, Stan | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1988 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Brookhaven, New York, United States | Matthew W. Devine | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1987 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Bingham, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1987 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Dyckesville, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1989 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Vancouver, Washington, United States | Evergreen Flying SVC | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1989 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Longbranch, Washington, United States | Frank Bowen | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 1988 | Svensson BUSHBY MUSTANG II | Everett, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Sep 1988 | Bellanca 7ECA | Toledo, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1988 | Cessna 207 | Center Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-28-160 | Renton, Washington, United States | Larry Dillon | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1988 | Aeronca 65-LB | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1988 | Cessna Robertson 337A | Eliza Island, Washington, United States | Edwin L. Bond | Fatal | 3 |