# Accident 20020516010359A: Tcraft BC12D, Gaston, OR, May 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2002, 07:30 local time
- Place: Gaston, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4158° N, 123.1367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4158&lon=-123.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43085, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43085) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020516010359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. FISHER'S LAST BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW WAS ON 06/15/95. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION ON N43085 WAS DONE ON 06/09/99. BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD LAST BEEN FLOWN ON 03/14/01. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHEN IT WAS 30 TO 40 FEET IN THE AIR SHORTLY AFTER GETTING AIRBORNE FROM MR. FISHER'S PRIVATE GRASS LANDING STRIP, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET IN LENGTH. WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE, HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A LEFT TURN. A PUBLIC ROAD RUNS HORIZONTALLY ALONG THE NORTHERN SIDE OF HIS PROPERTY. A PUBLIC UTILITY POWER LINE RUNS PARALLEL TO THE ROAD ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE ROAD AS MR. FISHER'S PROPERTY. THERE IS A POWER LINE POLE TO THE LEFT OF THE AREA IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF MR. FISHER'S GRASS LANDING STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE POWER LINE POLE AND CRASHED IN A DITCH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

## 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 SEA02LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA082), May 16, 2002: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43085), Gaston, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from object(s) while executing a forced landing following a total loss of power for undetermined cause(s). Contributing factors where the pole impacted…

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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