# Accident 20021117033699A: Tcraft BC12D, Concordtownship, MI, November 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2002
- Place: Concordtownship, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2667° N, 84.7167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2667&lon=-84.7167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5066M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5066M-2013-08-20) (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 CHI03CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021117033699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE SPOTTING DEER FOR A FRIEND, MR. ANDERSON HAD BEEN FLYING RECTANULAR PATTERN OVER CORN FIELD AT 300-400 FT ALTITUDE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURN, AIRCRAFT ENTERED SPIN, LEFT WING DOWN. MR. ANDERSON APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND PUSHED NOSE OF AIRCRAFT OVER. AIRCRAFT EXITED SPIN, BUT MR. ANDERSON DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO AVOID HITTING THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT CRASH-LANDED IN A FIELD OF SCRUB OAK.

## 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 CHI03CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03CA022), Nov 17, 2002: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5066M), Albion, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure by the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering. Contributing factors were the resulting stall/spin, the relatively low altitude and the soft terrain encountered.

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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