Taylorcraft BC-12 N39244
29 December 1995 · Winner, South Dakota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 December 1995 at about 23:00 local time, a Taylorcraft BC-12 registered N39244 was involved in an accident near Winner, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winner, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.3701, -99.8491
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC-12
- Registration
- N39244
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Winner Airport
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI96LA069
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff. A factor was the pilot's diversion of his attention to a perceived engine problem.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE ENGINE STARTED. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB HE FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT GIVING QUITE THE FULL POWER HE EXPECTED. HE TRIED TO CHECK THE MAGNETOS AND CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB. HE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT HE WAS DOING, AND THAT HE, '...BASICALLY JUST STALLED IT AND SPUN IT INTO THE GROUND.' HE HAD OWNED THE AIRPLANE FOR ABOUT A MONTH, AND HAD 30 HOURS TOTAL TIME IN THE AIRPLANE WHICH INCLUDED 10 HOURS OF DUAL. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT USE MORE THAN 100 YARDS DURING THE GROUND RUN, AND THAT THE WING AND TAIL SECTION WERE VIBRATING 'PRETTY ROUGH' DURING THE TAKEOFF FROM THE STUBBLE FIELD. THE AIRPLANE BANKED HARD LEFT, AND THEN CUT BACK HARD TO THE RIGHT BEFORE IT WENT STRAIGHT OVER AND NOSED STRAIGHT IN. THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD CLIMBED ABOUT 150 FEET. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AND HAD CONTINUITY. THE COMPRESSION CHECKED NORMAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1995 | Taylorcraft BC-12 | Geneseo, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1994 | Taylorcraft BC-12-D | Punta Gorda, Florida, United States | Harold O. Preston | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1999 | Taylorcraft BC-12 | Cantwell, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1991 | Taylorcraft BC-12-D | Naches, Washington, United States | Paul R. Allard | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jun 1990 | Taylorcraft BC 12-D | Homedale, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Mar 1983 | Taylorcraft BC-12-D | Aleknagik, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1995 | Cessna 180G | Belle Fourche, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1995 | Air Tractor AT301 | Clark, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1995 | Cessna 337B | Lemmon, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1995 | Maule M-4 | Hot Springs, South Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1995 | Piper PA-34-200 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1995 | Beechcraft 23A | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |