# Accident 19910516016239A: Tcraft BC12D, Las Vegas, NV, May 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1991, 07:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1697° N, 115.0506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1697&lon=-115.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49368, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49368) (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: 228 total, 38 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910516016239A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED,ADDED POWER AND SETTLED TO RUNWAY. LOST CONTROL,LEFT THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A FENCE. FIRST SOLO IN TYPE.

## 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 LAX91LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA215), May 16, 1991: Taylorcraft DC12-D (N49368), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N49368 (1)

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

- [Incident 20130807014239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130807014239I), Aug 7, 2013: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N49368), North Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Pilot was approaching North Las Vegas Airport (kvgt) and was cleared for a right base to runway (rwy)12R about 3 miles out with winds at 12 knots, gusting to…

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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