# Accident 19900315004259A: Tcraft BC12D, Ashland, OR, March 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1990, 08:45 local time
- Place: Ashland, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1495° N, 122.5300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1495&lon=-122.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39205, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39205-1990-11-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 205 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900315004259A

## Narrative

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

STALLED TRYING TO MAKE 180 OUT OF BOX CANYON. RECOVERED BUT UNABLE TO CLEAR TERRAIN, SETTLED INTO TREES.

## 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 SEA90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA052), Mar 15, 1990: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39205), Ashland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT DISPLAYED POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISIONS BY ALLOWING THE AIRPLANE'S SPEED TO DETERIORATE TO THE POINT THAT THE AIRPLANE STALLED. THE PILOT COULD NOT FULLY CORRECT THE SITUATION DUE TO A…

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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