# Incident 19870407063689I: Tcraft BC12D, Mocksville, NC, April 7, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1987, 16:15 local time
- Place: Mocksville, NC
- Airport: Sugar Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9849° N, 80.5114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUGAR VALLEY (5NC2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9849&lon=-80.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44158, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44158) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 20 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870407063689I

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. CROSSWIND NEAR MAXIMUM FOR AIRCRAFT AND PILOT.

## Other reports on N44158 (1)

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

- [Accident 19751101034999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751101034999A), Nov 1, 1975: Tcraft BC12D (N44158), Wilkesboro, NC, Substantial damage. Acft not eqpd with brakes on r side. Tailwheel steering spring on l side loose.

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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