# Accident 19970831043199A: Tcraft BC12D, Gerlach, NV, August 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1997, 09:50 local time
- Place: Gerlach, NV
- Airport: Fly Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8606° N, 119.3204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8606&lon=-119.3204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4459P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4459P-2012-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 558 total, 485 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970831043199A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON SHORT FINAL COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY DRAGGED WING TIP AND GROUND LOOPED. INSUFFICIENT POWER HIGH SINK RATE.

## 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 LAX97LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA308), Aug 31, 1997: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N4459P), Gerlach, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while attempting a right slip, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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