# Incident 19970618023119I: Tcraft BC12D, Visalia, CA, June 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1997, 18:45 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3186° N, 119.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VISALIA MUNI (VIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3186&lon=-119.3929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96718, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96718) (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 C75*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 125 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970618023119I

## Narrative

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

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOST ON TAKEOFF EXITED RUNWAY. FOLDED LEFT MAIN GEAR. CFI FAILED TIMELY CORRECTION.

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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