# Accident 19881015048399A: Tcraft BC12D, Tehachapi, CA, October 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Airport: Tehachapi Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1204° N, 118.5103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1204&lon=-118.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44022, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44022-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015048399A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND STALLED ON A GO AROUND IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. CROSSWIND EXCEEDED AIRCRAFTS CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

## 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 LAX89LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA019), Oct 15, 1988: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N44022), Tehachapi, CA, 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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