# Accident 19990202000989A: Tcraft BC12D1, Daingerfield, TX, February 2, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1999
- Place: Daingerfield, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 33.0295° N, 94.7206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0295&lon=-94.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44174, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44174-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (registry code 8850320, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990202000989A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WENT INTO A SPIN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS WHILE ON A FERRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER, AND THE ACFT CRASHED INTO SOME TREES. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) PILOT WAS HIRED TO FLY AIRCRAFT FROM SHV TO PRV. NEAR DANGERFIELD, TX., PILOT REPORTS THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2100 FT. HE HEARD "LOUD POP". AIRCRAFT BEGAN FLAT LEFT SPIRAL TO THE LEFT. A SPIRALING LEFT TURN INTO THE TREETOPS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW99LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA078), Feb 2, 1999: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (N44174), Daingerfield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: An undetermined airframe malfunction which rendered the aircraft uncontrollable.

## Other reports on N44174 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790327005549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790327005549A), Mar 27, 1979: Tcraft BC12D1 (N44174), Forestburg, TX, Substantial damage. Engine stopped due to carb ice. Aircraft hit tree on downwind landing in field. Flipped over.

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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