# Accident 19930913039259A: Tcraft BC12D, Puget Bay, AK, September 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1993, 12:00 local time
- Place: Puget Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0496° N, 149.3307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0496&lon=-149.3307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95608, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95608-2006-09-25) (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 O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 627 total, 550 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930913039259A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING APPROACH TO GLASSY WATER MADE LOW LEVEL TURN FLOATS HIT WATER AND TORE OFF. TRYING TO TURN INTO WIND

## 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 ANC93LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA185), Sep 13, 1993: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95608), Puget Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS MISJUDGING HIS ALTITUDE ABOVE THE WATER. A FACTOR WAS THE GLASSY WATER.

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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