# Accident 19980628015129A: Tcraft BC1265, Buxton, ME, June 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1998, 13:45 local time
- Place: Buxton, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6379° N, 70.5189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buxton, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6379&lon=-70.5189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47893, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47893) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (registry code 8850310, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC1265
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980628015129A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS LANDING IN THE SACO RIVER WHEN IT STRUCK GUIDE WIRES AND CRASHED IN THE RIVER. (-23) ON 06/28/98 TAYLOR CRAFT N47893, PILOTED BY LEONARD MERRILL, STRUCK THE GUY WIRE ON THE TOP OF HIGH TENSION POWER LINES WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON THE SACO RIVER AT WEST BUXTON, ME.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PILOT RECEIVED CUTS AND BRUISES AND A BROKEN RIGHT HAND.

## 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 NYC98LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA135), Jun 28, 1998: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (N47893), West Buxton, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid power lines (inadequate visual lookout), as he was approaching to make a water landing on a river.

## Other reports on N47893 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780624024869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624024869A), Jun 24, 1978: Tcraft BCS12D1 (N47893), Scarboro, ME, Destroyed. Blood alcohol level .23 .

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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