# Incident 19860907063899I: Tcraft BC12D, Elkin, NC, September 7, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Elkin, NC
- Airport: Jonesville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2297° N, 80.6994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2297&lon=-80.6994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44215, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44215-2021-10-02) (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: 227 total, 9 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860907063899I

## Narrative

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

REDUCTION IN POWER AFTER LIFTOFF. HARD LANDING ON REMAINING RUNWAY. POWER REDUCTION UNEXPLAINED.

## 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 ATL86LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA250), Sep 7, 1986: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N44215), Elkin, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44215 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750504008609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750504008609A), May 4, 1975: Tcraft BC12D (N44215), Louisburg, NC, Substantial damage. Struck acft parked near rwy. Wind gusting 20K.

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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