# Accident 19860331011039A: Tcraft BC12D, Leslie, MI, March 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1986, 22:50 local time
- Place: Leslie, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4495° N, 84.4301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4495&lon=-84.4301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94903, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94903) (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 A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 192 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEC01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860331011039A

## Narrative

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

HEARD A CLUNK FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, LOST POWER. STALLED LANDING IN FIELD. SPARK PLUG MISSING, HAD BACKED OUT.

## 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 CHI86FEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEC01), Apr 1, 1986: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N94903), Leslie, MI, 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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