# Accident 19890612015459A: Tcraft BC12D, Long Branch, WA, June 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Long Branch, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1991° N, 122.7610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1991&lon=-122.7610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39976, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39976-2018-01-18) (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 C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 18 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890612015459A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED GUST OF WIND CAUSED A FLOAT TO DIG IN WHILE LANDING ON WATER. FLOATPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA89LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA106), Jun 12, 1989: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N39976), Longbranch, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION BY THE PILOT TO LAND ON WATER, DOWNWIND. HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND NOSE OVER OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N39976 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910602018479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910602018479A), Jun 2, 1991: Tcraft BC12D (N39976), Naches, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot suffered fatal stroke on climbout from a lake in severe turbulence. Stalled and dropped into lake.

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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