# Accident 19800927049609A: Tcraft BC12D85, Chugiak, AK, September 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3889° N, 149.4819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chugiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3889&lon=-149.4819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5616M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5616M-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Universal TAYLORCRAFT BC12D-85 (registry code 9230924, https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-taylorcraft-bc12d-85) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D85
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 145 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800927049609A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF ON MUD FLAT. FAILED TO ACCELERATE. STRUCK DITCH ON PREMATURE LIFTOFF.

## 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 ANC81DAG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG05), Sep 27, 1980: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5616M), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5616M (2)

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

- [Accident 20050809018249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050809018249A), Aug 9, 2005: Tcraft BC12D85 (N5616M), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The private pilot rated airman and his son were on a pleasure flight near pitman road about 10 miles west of Wasilla Alaska. The pilot decided to descend…
- [Accident 19770210002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770210002999A), Feb 10, 1977: Tcraft BC12D85 (N5616M), Wyoming, MN, Substantial damage. Frozen lake. Landing tie struts showed evidence previous damage. Ski equipped.

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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