# Accident 19921114046509A: Tcraft BC12D, Mariposa, CA, November 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1992, 13:40 local time
- Place: Mariposa, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4904° N, 120.0004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4904&lon=-120.0004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5187M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5187M-2018-01-17) (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 C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 713 total, 366 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921114046509A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES ON APPROACH TO PRIVATE STRIP. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS TOO LOW AND SLOW. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 LAX93LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA038), Nov 14, 1992: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N5187M), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED MARGIN WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, AND, AFTER ENCOUNTERING A DOWN DRAFT, HIS FAILURE TO CORRECT THE RESULTING DESCENT RATE AND MAINTAIN A GLIDE PATH…

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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