# Accident 19920208002269A: Tcraft BC1265, Salt Lake City, UT, February 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1992, 11:45 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6209° N, 111.9798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6209&lon=-111.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50659, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50659-2009-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (registry code 8850310, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC1265
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 448 total, 214 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920208002269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER WHILE TAXIING ON RUNWAY. PILOT STATED A WIND GUST WAS TOO STRONG AND BLEW PLANE OVER.

## 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 SEA92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA043), Feb 8, 1992: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (N50659), West Jordan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

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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