# Incident 19790929049679I: Tcraft BC12D, Fairbanks, AK, September 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1979, 06:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fouts
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95288, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95288-2018-03-09) (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: 105 total, 95 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929049679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK BRUSH WITH A WING TIP DURING TAKEOFF. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SETTLED IN MUD.

## Other reports on N95288 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730411008799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730411008799A), Apr 11, 1973: Tcraft BC12D (N95288), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Plts last flt in C-150 8/22/68.had no previous time in conventional gr acft except 1 demo flt.

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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