# Accident 19790107000489A: Tcraft BC12D, Nevada, IA, January 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Nevada, IA
- Airport: Sorensen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0181° N, 93.4693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nevada, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0181&lon=-93.4693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95622, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95622) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 259 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790107000489A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SNOW AND ICE COVERED STRIP. STRUCK CORN STALKS. SKIDDED SIDEWAYS COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR

## 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 MKC79DCD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD09), Jan 7, 1979: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N95622), Nevada, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N95622 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050921023289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050921023289I), Sep 21, 2005: Tcraft BC12D (N95622), Sandpoint, ID, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot conducted a three point landing on runway 01, with very little airspeed. A slight crosswind existed at the time of landing. Pilot stated that she…

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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