# Accident 19900428013919A: Tcraft BC12D, Meadville, PA, April 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Meadville, PA
- Airport: Port Meadville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6405° N, 80.1402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6405&lon=-80.1402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43778, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43778-2012-01-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 505 total, 171 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900428013919A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED CROSSWIND GUST ON LANDING. BALLOONED, DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY, STRUCK A DITCH AND 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 NYC90LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA101), Apr 28, 1990: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N43778), Meadville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT DURING LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N43778 (1)

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

- [Accident 19981212033249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981212033249A), Dec 12, 1998: Tcraft BC12D (N43778), Greenville, PA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot was practicing take offs and landings when the acft crashed under unknown circumstances. (.19)on December 12, 1998, about 1530 eastern standard time, 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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