# Accident 19840503016029A: Tcraft BC12D, Talkeetna, AK, May 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1984, 10:45 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.4507° N, 149.7909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4507&lon=-149.7909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95120, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95120) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 29 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840503016029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED HAND PROPPING AIRCRAFT BY HIMSELF. ENGINE STARTED AND CRASHED INTO OTHER PARKED AIRPLANES.

## 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 ANC84LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA060), May 3, 1984: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95120), Talkeetna, 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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