# Accident 19911014050829A: Tcraft BC12D, Townshend, VT, October 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1991, 17:06 local time
- Place: Townshend, VT
- Airport: Onyon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0192° N, 72.6529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ONYON (VT43), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0192&lon=-72.6529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5014M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5014M-2013-06-07) (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 C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 178 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911014050829A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC92LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA008), Oct 14, 1991: Taylorcraft BC12D (N5014M), Townshend, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE SPEED OF THE AIRPLANE TO GET TOO SLOW, RESULTING IN INADVERTENT STALL AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW RECOVERY.

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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