# Accident 19880923040279A: Tcraft BC12D, Seattle, WA, September 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1988, 16:15 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5393° N, 122.3091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5393&lon=-122.3091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96248, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96248-1996-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,314 total, 1,067 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923040279A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHEAR WARNING BUT DEPARTED ANYWAY. AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN, ROLLED AND CRASHED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA88LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA186), Sep 23, 1988: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N96248), Seattle, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N96248 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760411006889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760411006889A), Apr 11, 1976: Tcraft BC12D (N96248), Vian, OK, Destroyed. Pull up frm low pass.

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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