# Accident 19981022029989A: Tcraft BC12D, Duluth, MN, October 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Fredengberg Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0504° N, 92.0708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0504&lon=-92.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95196, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95196-2002-03-04) (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 A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981022029989A

## Narrative

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

ACFT IS WEDGED BETWEEN TWO TREES IN A GROVE OF PINE TREES AND IS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN. (-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FREDENBERG LAKE, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A GROVE OF PINE TREES, AND BECAME LODGED IN THE TREES. THE PILOT WAS ALONE AND UNINJURED. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KTS. (.19) ON OCTOBER 22, 1998, AT 1500 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D FLOAT, N95196, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TREES DURING INITIAL CLIMB. THE PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING WIND SHEAR OR GUSTS AFTER COMPLETING A SERIES OF TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED A LAKE NEAR DULUTH, MINNESOTA AT TIME UNKNOWN.              (-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FREDENBERG LAKE, A/C EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL. A/C CAME IN CONTACT WITH A GROVE OF PINE TREES, AND BECAME LODGED IN TREES. THE PILOT WAS ALONE AND UNINJURED. WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KTS.

## 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 CHI99LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA010), Oct 22, 1998: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95196), Duluth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate airspeed by the pilot-in-command. Contributing factors were the gusts and the trees.

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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