# Accident 20041106029999A: Tcraft BC12D, Owanka, SD, November 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2004, 16:34 local time
- Place: Owanka, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1050° N, 102.9381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1050&lon=-102.9381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39971, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39971-2007-09-20) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041106029999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING OVER HIS PROPERTY AND WAS RETURNING FOR A LANDING JUST BEFORE SUNDOWN WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT'S SON WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT AND REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN AT A STEEP ANGLE. HE WAS IN A VEHICLE AND COULD NOT TELL IF THERE WAS ANY SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AT A HIGH ANGLE OF DESCENT. ONE BLADE OF THE WOODEN PROPELLER WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE FUEL SHUTOFF WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION.

## 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 CHI05LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA023), Nov 6, 2004: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39971), Wasta, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot inadvertently pulled the fuel shut off valve resulting in fuel starvation and a subsequent loss of engine power. The pilot also failed to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in the…

## Other reports on N39971 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010727020249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010727020249A), Jul 27, 2001: Tcraft BC12D (N39971), Wall, SD, No damage. (.19) On July 27, 2001, at 1800 central daylight time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D, N39971, sustained substantial damage during landing roll when it nosed over in a…

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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