# Incident 20040313006749I: Tcraft BC, Terre Haute, IN, March 13, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2004, 14:38 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96179, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96179) (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 BC
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 22 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040313006749I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 03/13/2004 DURING CLIMB AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 12 TERRE HAUTE (HUF) AT BETWEEN 300 AND 400 FEET AND 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT (HUF) THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND CEASED TO OPERATE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE, LANDING THE AIRCRAFT IN A FARM FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUSTAIN DAMAGE. 03/24/2004 THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AT (HUF) HANGER #27W WITH THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS: 1) LEFT WING SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FROM GROUND IMPACT. 2) BOTH WINGS REMOVED BY A THIRD PARTY. 3) NO FUEL IN THE WINGS AS IT WAS DRAINED TO REMOVE THE WINGS. 4) ENGINE COWLING AND INDUCTION SYSTEM SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FROM GROUND IMPACT. 5) BOTH LANDING GEAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM GROUND IMPACT. 6) ALL ENGINE CYLINDERS AHD COMPRESSION. 7) BOTH MAGNETOS GENERATED IGNITION. 9) ALL ENGINE CONTROLS OPERATED NORMAL 10) CARBURETOR AND FUEL SUMP CONTAINED FUEL. 11) NO WATER OR OTHER CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR OR FUEL SUMP DRAIN MOUNTED ON THE ENGINE FIREWALL. 12) ENGINE OIL WAS FULL AND CONTAINED NO DISCOLORATION OR ABNORMAL SMELL FROM A POSSIBLE OVER HEAT CONDITION. 13) NO ABNORMAL SOUNDS FROM THE ENGINE WERE HEARD ASIT WAS PULLED THROUGH TO DETERMINE COMPRESSION STATUS. AT THIS TIME NO MAJOR DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AND NO DETERMINATION AS TO WHY THE ENGINE CEASED TO OPERATE WAS MADE.

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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