# Accident 19880913041769A: Tcraft BC12D, Surf City, NC, September 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1988, 18:10 local time
- Place: Surf City, NC
- Airport: North Topsail Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4893° N, 77.5502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4893&lon=-77.5502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96522, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96522-2018-03-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 37 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880913041769A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST UPSET ON LANDING WENT AROUND ANS STRUCK TREES. ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT IN STRONG GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 ATL88LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA250), Sep 13, 1988: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96522), Surf City, NC, 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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