# Accident 19960509010129A: Tcraft BC65, Wolfeboro, NH, May 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1996, 11:50 local time
- Place: Wolfeboro, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5936° N, 71.2116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolfeboro, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5936&lon=-71.2116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29591, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29591-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC-65 (registry code 8850306, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC65
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 30 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960509010129A

## Narrative

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

HIT TREES CIRCLING TO LAND ON A LAKE. PRIOR LANDED ON LAKE.  TOO ROUGH TOOK OFF CIRCLE FOR HELP TO DOCK SEAPLANE.

## 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 IAD96LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA073), May 9, 1996: Taylorcraft BCS-65 (N29591), Wolfeboro, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control and altitude of the seaplane while circling to draw attention before landing on the lake. A related factor was that the aircraft was not equipped with a radio.

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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