# Accident 19860322007419A: Tcraft BC12D, Tioga, NY, March 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1986, 13:26 local time
- Place: Tioga, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0505° N, 76.3492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0505&lon=-76.3492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43529, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43529) (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: 119 total, 67 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322007419A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTATED AND CHOSE TO LAND OFF AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES DURING THE ROLLOUT.

## 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 NYC86LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA086), Mar 22, 1986: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43529), Tioga, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43529 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20011020031889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011020031889A), Oct 20, 2001: Tcraft BC12D (N43529), Farmville, VA, No damage. (-23) The flight instructor was giving training in operation of aircraft with conventional landing gear to private pilot/owner. On take off roll, the flight…

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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