# Incident 19860912050569I: Tcraft BC12D, Coalinga, CA, September 12, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Coalinga
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1402° N, 120.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalinga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1402&lon=-120.3520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44446, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44446) (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: 370 total, 65 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860912050569I

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN A GUST OF WIND ON THE TOUCH AND GO. DRAGGES A WING NOT CONTINUED TAKEOFF. PROPELLER TIPS BENTS.

## Other reports on N44446 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860519032939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860519032939I), May 19, 1986: Tcraft BC12D (N44446), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft pitched forward after touchdown and propeller struck the runway. Tail slammed down damaging tail wheel.

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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