# Incident 19810525040259I: Tcraft BC12D, North Hatfield, MA, May 25, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1981, 14:45 local time
- Place: North Hatfield, MA
- Airport: Hatfield Pilgrim
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4112° N, 72.6223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Hatfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4112&lon=-72.6223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96552, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96552) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 625 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525040259I

## Narrative

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

MALFUNCTION OF MAGNETO DURING APPROACH FOR TOUCH AND GO. ABORTED TAKEOFF LATE. OVERRAN END AND NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N96552 (2)

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

- [Incident 20220206002329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220206002329I), Feb 6, 2022: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96552), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. During landing on at a snow covered off airport field, the solo pilot made several passes over the landing area. During final approach the pilot reported the…
- [Accident 20090418008969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090418008969A), Apr 18, 2009: Tcraft BC12D (N96552), Southbridge, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) N96552, a Taylorcraft BC12-D departed runway 2 to the left during takeoff. The aircraft struck a runway light continued into the grass with the propeller…

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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