# Accident 19890605020679A: Tcraft BC12D, Vancouver, WA, June 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1989, 18:25 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Evergreen Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6298° N, 122.5192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6298&lon=-122.5192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96202, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96202-2013-08-21) (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: 304 total, 69 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890605020679A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER WHILE PRACTICING WHEEL LANDINGS IN THE TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA101), Jun 6, 1989: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N96202), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING GROUND ROLL, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP AND NOSE OVER. THE CROSSWIND IS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N96202 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950511010969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950511010969A), May 11, 1995: Tcraft BC12D (N96202), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Banked. Wing stalled. Impacted. Cartwheeled. No engine defects. Serious carb icing.

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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