# Accident 19841209068189A: Tcraft BC12D, Conrad, MT, December 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1984, 07:49 local time
- Place: Conrad, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1741° N, 111.9466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conrad, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1741&lon=-111.9466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96059, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96059-2014-12-22) (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 A6512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 34 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841209068189A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFTED JUST BEFORE ROTATION. DRIFTED OFF DIRT TRAIL USED AS A RUNWAY, HIT A DITCH AND NOSED 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 DEN85LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA039), Dec 9, 1984: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96059), Conrad, MT, 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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