Taylorcraft BC12-D N95744

Summary

On 17 May 2024 at about 19:45 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N95744 was involved in an accident near Nondalton, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

17 May 2024 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Nondalton, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.9880, -154.8022

Aircraft

Taylorcraft BC12-D

Registration

N95744

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

Port Alsworth → Nondalton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC24FA032

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 17, 2024, about 1145 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Taylorcraft BC12-D airplane, N95744, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Nondalton, Alaska. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight. The uncertificated pilot, and his passenger, reportedly departed from the Port Alsworth Airport (PTA), Port Alsworth, Alaska, about 1130 and were traveling to the Nondalton Airport (5NN) Nondalton. The community of Nondalton is located on the western shoreline of Six Mile Lake. About 2000, the airplane was reported overdue. A search was initiated, and the airplane wreckage was eventually located at about 2130 about two to three miles southeast of 5NN. The partially submerged wreckage was situated in a shallow portion of Six Mile Lake, and approximately 200 yards from the shore. On May 22, the airplane wreckage was recovered from the water, and it was transported back to PTA. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge traveled to Port Alsworth to conduct a post-accident wreckage examination, and no preaccident mechanical anomalies were found. The airplane’s lower fuselage, belly, and main landing gear sustained significant damage, which is consistent with a high-speed collision with the water. See figure 1. Figure 1. Accident airplane in Six Mile Lake during recovery. Photo provided by recovery crew. Witnesses in the area reported low clouds, fog, and reduced visibility along the accident airplane’s anticipated flight route between Port Alsworth and Nondalton about the time of the accident. A detailed NTSB study of meteorological conditions at the time of the accident is pending. According to acquaintances, the airplane had recently been purchased by the accident pilot. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, neither the pilot/airplane owner, nor his passenger, possessed a pilot certificate, and neither had an FAA medical certificate (student pilot certificate). To date, the accident airplane’s maintenance logbooks could not be located.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.