# Accident 19940830024059A: Tcraft BC12D, Punta Gorda, FL, August 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1994, 09:40 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6203° N, 81.8796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6203&lon=-81.8796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39283, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39283-2018-07-12) (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 A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,969 total, 150 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940830024059A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED WITHOUT SECURING AIRCRAFT. STARTED SPUN AROUND INJURING PILOT AND GROUND PERSONS. HIT CAR AND HANGAR.

## 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 MIA94LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA202), Aug 30, 1994: Taylorcraft BC-12-D (N39283), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO TIEDOWN THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING AN ENGINE START BY HAND PROPPING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S COMPLACENCY.

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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