# Accident 19920223003329A: Tcraft BC12D, Gibson Island, MD, February 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1992, 09:50 local time
- Place: Gibson Island, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0705° N, 76.4207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0705&lon=-76.4207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96023, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96023-2017-07-07) (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 A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 402 total, 286 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920223003329A

## Narrative

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

FLEW LOW OVER RIVER. DRAGGED A WING IN THE WATER. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED 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 NYC92LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA066), Feb 23, 1992: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N96023), Gibson Island, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE WITH WATER, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH WATER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO…

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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