Taylorcraft BC12 D N64518
4 May 2014 · Wasilla, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 May 2014 at about 23:00 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12 D registered N64518 was involved in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wasilla, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tulakes (6AK8)
- Coordinates
- 61.6136, -149.6730
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12 D
- Registration
- N64518
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wasilla → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC14CA027
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in a turbulence encounter at low altitude and collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of knowledge of local wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was departing from a private grass airstrip in his tailwheel equipped airplane. He stated that there was a slight breeze out of the north. As the airplane climbed above the tree line he encountered a rotor and downdraft and was unable to continue climbing. He elected to set the airplane in an area of trees, resulting in substantial damage to the wing lift struts. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. In the recommendation section of the NTSB Accident Reporting Form 6120.1, he also stated that he had just started flying from the airstrip, and was not familiar with the local conditions. After the accident, he learned that there is often a wind shift/rotor that occurs near the tree line at the midfield point of the airstrip.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2014 | Taylorcraft BC12 D | Worthington, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 2014 | Taylorcraft BC12 D | Hartford, Wisconsin, United States | Hoagland Carri EVE | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2014 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Burnet, Texas, United States | Flight Instructor | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2015 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Pearland, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2015 | Taylorcraft BC12 65 | New Lisbon, Wisconsin, United States | Zindorf, Chris M. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2013 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Independence, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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