# Incident 19950203007889I: Tcraft BC12D, Beaver Falls, PA, February 3, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAVER COUNTY (BVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95148, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95148) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 121 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950203007889I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 10. AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SHUDDER, THE ENGINE STARTED TO POP, AND ENGINE RPM DETERIORATE. A LEFT HAND TURN WAS MADE (180 DEGREES) IN THE TURN, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE AND STARTED TO SINK. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND ATTACH POINTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM THE SITE TO A HANGAR WHERE IT WAS SECURED. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AND IT RAN SATISFACTORY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION. A WITNESS AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT INSPECTED THE CARBURETOR INLET, VENTURE AND THROTTLE PLATE AND SAID THEY WERE COVERED WITH ICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MODIFIED TO ALLOW THE USE OF AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N95148 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760606016339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760606016339A), Jun 6, 1976: Tcraft BC12D (N95148), Norfolk, CT, Substantial damage. 3 Prev lndg atmts due gnd fog on 4th atmpt l wing struck a concrete block and board bench.

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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