19791004024919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12D · Fairbanks, AK · October 4, 1979

Date
October 4, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N44352
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80FAA01
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
295 total71 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Attempted landing in strong crosswind. Landed short and left of usable area. Hit tree.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED LANDING IN STRONG CROSSWIND. LANDED SHORT AND LEFT OF USABLE AREA. HIT TREE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.