# Accident 19860330008419A: Tcraft BC12D, Santa Teresa, NM, March 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1986, 09:45 local time
- Place: Santa Teresa, NM
- Airport: Santa Teresa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8397° N, 106.6792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8397&lon=-106.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43139, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43139-2012-11-07) (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: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,860 total, 9 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860330008419A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING, A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE WING CAUSING A SWERVE OFF THE RUNWAY SIDE. HIT SAND DUNE, 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 DEN86LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA109), Mar 30, 1986: Taylorcraft BC12D (N43139), Santa Teresa, NM, 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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