# Accident 19990509004699A: Tcraft BC12D, Newton, IA, May 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1999, 10:00 local time
- Place: Newton, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6909° N, 93.0403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6909&lon=-93.0403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96876, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96876-2015-05-13) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509004699A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES STATE THAT THE ACFT WAS FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE FAMILY RESIDENCE WHEN IT MADE A STEEP CLIMB, NOSED OVER, WENT INTO A SPIN, AND CRASHED, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.(-23) THE PILOT, MR. CRISWELL, WAS MANUEVERING HIS AIRPLANE, N96876, CIRCLING A HOUSE AT APPROX. 500 AGL NEAR THE NEWTON AIRPORT. DURING THESE MANUEVERS (WING WAGGING AND ABRUBT PULL UPS) THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A STALL, WENT INTO A SPIN, LOST ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE FROUND IN A NEARBY FIELD. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND DIED AT THE SCENE WITHIN A HALF HOUR OF THE ACCIDENT. HE NEVER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE ON THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FAR'S FOR AN ANNUAL AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTIPON.

## 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 CHI99FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA147), May 9, 1999: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N96876), Newton, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain flying speed resulting in a stall and spin into the ground.

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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