# Accident 19870524015889A: Tcraft STCBC, Soldotna, AK, May 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3198° N, 150.7906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3198&lon=-150.7906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96857, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96857-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A80 series (registry code 17006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT STCBC
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 208 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870524015889A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING RECOVERY FROM A SPIN MANEUVER.

## 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 ANC87LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA072), May 25, 1987: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N96857), Soldotna, AK, 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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