# Accident 19861228086999A: Tcraft BC12D, Broadalbin, NY, December 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Broadalbin, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0555° N, 74.1954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broadalbin, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0555&lon=-74.1954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43239 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 811 total, 34 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861228086999A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER ENGINE FAILURE FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. AUTO FUEL USED WITHOUT STC.

## 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 NYC87LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA052), Dec 28, 1986: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43239), Broadalbin, NY, 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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