# Accident 19840823043039A: Tcraft BC12D, Medford, OR, August 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1984, 12:30 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Lower Table Rock
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3292° N, 122.7894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3292&lon=-122.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5153M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5153M-2012-12-11) (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 A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840823043039A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH ON FINAL. BEGAN RIGHT TURN. CROSS CONTROLLED AND SPUN TO THE LEFT. SHREDDED FIR TREE IN VERTICAL DESCENT.

## 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 SEA84LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA212), Aug 23, 1984: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5153M), Medford, OR, 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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