# Accident 19910605021789A: Tcraft BC12D, Spring Creek, NC, June 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Spring Creek, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7992° N, 82.8799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7992&lon=-82.8799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96743, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96743-1993-08-24) (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 A65*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 239 total, 200 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910605021789A

## Narrative

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

SHIFTING WIND ON TAKEOFF FROM FARM FIELD. TURNED TO AVOID WIRES AND STALLED MUSHED INTO A HAY FIELD.

## 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 ATL91LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA107), Jun 5, 1991: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96743), Spring Creek, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS AND TERRAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT…

## Other reports on N96743 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910603023569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910603023569I), Jun 3, 1991: Tcraft BC12D (N96743), Asheville, NC, Minor damage. Pilot had no radio or lights. With darkness approaching hit an electric wire on approach. Landed safely.

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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