# Accident 19750511011199A: Tcraft BC12D, Pikeville, TN, May 11, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1975
- Place: Pikeville, TN
- Airport: Taft Youth Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.6154° N, 85.1934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikeville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6154&lon=-85.1934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44050, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44050) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,670 total, 18 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DKW15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKW15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511011199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

R LNDG GR BUNGEE FAILED. PILOT SAID IT WAS OLD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD75DKW15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKW15), May 11, 1975: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N44050), Pikeville, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44050 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980220005229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980220005229I), Feb 20, 1998: Tcraft BC12D (N44050), Jasper, TN, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft nosed over attempting downwind takeoff. Major propeller damage, minor damage to nose cowling. No injuries.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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