# Accident 19821230065179A: Tcraft BC12D1, Drift River, AK, December 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Drift River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5917° N, 152.1611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drift River, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5917&lon=-152.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44219, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (registry code 8850320, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D1
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 220 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821230065179A

## Narrative

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

BROKE THRU CRUSTED SNOW WHILE LANDING AT AN OIL RIG SIGHT. A SKI CAUGHT ON A LOG AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER.

## 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 ANC83LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA028), Dec 30, 1982: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (N44219), Drift River, AK, 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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