# Accident 19910426012769A: Tcraft BC12D, Evansville, WI, April 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1991, 10:33 local time
- Place: Evansville, WI
- Airport: Fellows Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7694° N, 89.2900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7694&lon=-89.2900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61978 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 854 total, 44 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910426012769A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ON CROSSWIND FLARE BEGAN GO AROUND. SETTLED IN ADJACENT PLOWED FIELD 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 CHI91LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA141), Apr 26, 1991: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N61978), Evansville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING, NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND WITHOUT SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WAS THE RUTTED RUNWAY SURFACE.

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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