# Accident 20001028042679A: Tcraft BC12D, Juneau, AK, October 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96920, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96920-2021-08-14) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001028042679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MECHANIC-PILOT REPLACED CRUISE PROP WITH CLIMB PROP AND WAS ENROUTE TO YOUNG BAY TO LAND ON THE BEACH. HIGH TIDE PREVENTED HIS LANDING AND REFUELING. ON THE RETURN TRIP, FUEL WAS LOW (1 HOUR AT START) WITH AIRCRAFT OVER THE ROAD ON NORTH DOUGLAS ISLAND, PILOT LANDED. ON THE ROLLOUT LEFT WING HIT ROAD SIGN, THEN PIVOTING LEFT AND STRIKING RIGHT WING AND FIREWALL AND BOOT COWL.

## 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 ANC01LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA013), Oct 28, 2000: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96920), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, and his inadequate preflight planning/preparation. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.

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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