# Incident 19960408027499I: Tcraft BC12D, Medford, OR, April 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1996, 08:15 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95731, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95731-2017-05-23) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 15 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960408027499I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS UNSURE OF POSITION WHILE ON A VFR-OVER-TOP FLIGHT FROM MCMINNVILLE, OR TO MEDFORD, OR. DUE TO CONCERN OVER DETERIORATING WEATHER, HE ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHEN HE SAW A BREAK IN THE CLOUD LAYER. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N95731 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930813032249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930813032249I), Aug 13, 1993: Tcraft BC12D (N95731), Mcminnville, OR, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on second solo landing. Veered left of runway and nosed over.

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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