# Accident 19860821081459A: Tcraft BC12D, Cusick, WA, August 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cusick, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5101° N, 117.3693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5101&lon=-117.3693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95913, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95913-2012-11-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,456 total, 333 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860821081459A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE TURNING TO LAND. THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED AND ALLOWED A HIGH SINK RATE.

## 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 SEA86LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA214), Aug 22, 1986: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95913), Cusick, WA, 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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