# Accident 19940122001579A: Tcraft BC12D, Sidney, MT, January 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1994, 12:00 local time
- Place: Sidney, MT
- Airport: Sidney Richland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7501° N, 104.2808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7501&lon=-104.2808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95900, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95900-2021-08-14) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940122001579A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST PICKED UP AIRCRAFT ON THE LANDING ROLL. LANDED VEERED OFF RUNWAY STRUCK A SNOWBANK. 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 SEA94LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA056), Jan 22, 1994: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95900), Sidney, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSSWIND RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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