# Accident 19951229042799A: Tcraft BC12D, Winner, SD, December 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1995, 17:00 local time
- Place: Winner, SD
- Airport: Bob Wiley Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3701° N, 99.8491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3701&lon=-99.8491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39244, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39244) (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: 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951229042799A

## Narrative

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

BELEIVED ENGINE PROBLEM ON CLIMBOUT FAILED TO FLY AIRCRAFT WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING. STALLED AND SPUN IN FARM FIELD. (-23) AIRMAN TOOK OFF FROM A FURROWED FIELD. AFTER INITIAL LIFTOFF SETTLED DOWN NEAR THE GROUND THEN CLIMBED IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT STALLED, SPUN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ALMOST VERTICAL NOSE DOWN. HIGHEST ALTITUDE GAINED WAS 150'-200' AGL.

## 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 CHI96LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA069), Dec 29, 1995: Taylorcraft BC-12 (N39244), Winner, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff. A factor was the pilot's diversion of his attention to a perceived engine problem.

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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