# Accident 19910602018479A: Tcraft BC12D, Naches, WA, June 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1991, 14:32 local time
- Place: Naches, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7795° N, 120.8795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7795&lon=-120.8795&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 C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,341 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910602018479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SUFFERED FATAL STROKE ON CLIMBOUT FROM A LAKE IN SEVERE TURBULENCE. STALLED AND DROPPED INTO LAKE.

## 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 SEA91FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA121), Jun 2, 1991: Taylorcraft BC-12-D (N39976), Naches, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IN FLIGHT PHYSICAL INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## Other reports on N39976 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890612015459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890612015459A), Jun 12, 1989: Tcraft BC12D (N39976), Long Branch, WA, Substantial damage. Reported gust of wind caused a float to dig in while landing on water. Floatplane nosed over.

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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