# Accident 19911127057649A: Tcraft BC12D, Decorah, IA, November 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1991, 08:00 local time
- Place: Decorah, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3001° N, 91.7910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3001&lon=-91.7910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44061, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44061) (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: 360 total, 220 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911127057649A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL, VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED IN A SNOWBANK WHILE ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF IN EXCESSIVE GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 CHI92LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA049), Nov 27, 1991: Taylorcraft BC12D (N44061), Decorah, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS, SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, AND SNOWBANKS…

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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