# Accident 20020527018279A: Tcraft BC12D, Prattsville, NY, May 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Prattsville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2833° N, 74.5647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2833&lon=-74.5647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36322, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36322) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020527018279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT, WHILE FLYING THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT FROM WHICH IT WAS UNABLE TO ESCAPE AND WHICH FORCED AIRCRAFT INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC02LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA103), May 27, 2002: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N36322), Roxbury, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane encountering an unanticipated downdraft that exceeded the climb performance of the airplane.

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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