# Accident 19800105013399A: Tcraft BC12D, West Chicago, IL, January 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Du Page
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99AW-2013-05-31) (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: 54 total, 54 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/19800105013399A

## Narrative

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

WITH THROTTLE CONTROL FORWARD ON HAND PROPPING, AIRCRAFT STARTED. HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT, GROUND LOOPED AND HIT HANGAR

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N99AW (1)

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

- [Accident 19870728040149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728040149A), Jul 28, 1987: Tcraft BC12D (N99AW), Morris, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled and crashed off the departure end of runway. Aircraft was over gross weight.

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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