# Accident 20061121025109A: Tcraft BC12D, Benton, KY, November 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2006, 15:06 local time
- Place: Benton, KY
- Airport: Pirates Cove
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7764° N, 88.2222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7764&lon=-88.2222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N148HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N148HW-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061121025109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE TOP OF A SMALL TREE DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 AT PIRATES COVE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 NYC07CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA034), Nov 21, 2006: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N148HW), Benton, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to fly between the trees during his approach to the runway.

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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