# Accident 19820814038339A: Tcraft BCS12D, Spout Springs, NC, August 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1982, 16:10 local time
- Place: Spout Springs, NC
- Airport: Craven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4697° N, 79.1793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4697&lon=-79.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96046, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96046) (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 BCS12D
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 961 total, 153 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820814038339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE LANDING APPROACH TOO FAST, DECISION TO GO-AROUND WAS LATE AND AIRCRAFT STALLED IN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR TREES

## 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 ATL82DA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA237), Aug 14, 1982: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96046), Spout Springs, NC, substantial damage

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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