# Accident 20060613023889A: Tcraft BC12D, Mayville, NY, June 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2006, 11:55 local time
- Place: Mayville, NY
- Airport: Dart Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2681° N, 79.4817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2681&lon=-79.4817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96486, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96486-2008-07-14) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060613023889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 13, 2006 AT 1155 LOCAL TIME, AT DART FIELD IN MAYVILLE, NY N96486, A TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D, SERIAL NUMBER 8786, STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE, THEN STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED AT THE EDGE OF THE TREE LINE IN A FIELD. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS KILLED AND THE STUDENT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE CFI AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP AT DART FIELD AND THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WITHIN 1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 13. THE AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED 3 TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS AND HAD TAKEN OFF ON RUNWAY 31 FOR THE FOURTH TIME WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TOP WIRE OF A 40 FOOT POWER LINE, TURNED SHARPLY LEFT, BROKE THE WIRE, CONTINUED TO THE TOP OF TREES AND CRASHED IN A NEAR VERTICAL ANGLE TO THE GROUND. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AT DUNKIRK, NY ASOS AT THE TIME AS VRB04KT 10SM SCT013 17/12 A3010 RMK A02.

## 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 NYC06LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA144), Jun 13, 2006: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96486), Mayville, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper decision to attempt a simulated engine failure at a low altitude and her failure to maintain clearance from trees and wires, while maneuvering. Also causal was the…

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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