# Accident 20070925826419A: Tcraft BC12D, Atlantic, PA, September 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2007, 14:12 local time
- Place: Atlantic, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5008° N, 80.3481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5008&lon=-80.3481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39263, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39263-2012-09-21) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 0 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070925826419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, AT 1412 LOCAL, N39263, TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AND FAILED TO CLEAR TREES AT THE END OF RUNWAY 10. RUNWAY 28/10 IS LOCATED ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP LOCATED AT: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES WITH AIRCRAFT. SELLER OF AIRCRAFT: PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REGISTERED OWNER COMPLETED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS A CREWMEMBER IN THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. MANIPULATOR OF THE CONTROLS: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, NON CERTIFICATED PILOT, EXPIRED STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. AIRCRAFT WAS AT GROSS TAKE-OFF WEIGHT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME. WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN AT PORT MEADVILLE AIRPORT. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE 85 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. WIND SOUTHWEST @ 13 MPH/11.3 KTS. DENSITY ALTITUDE & PILOT COMPETENCY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC07CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA239), Sep 25, 2007: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39263), Atlantic, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

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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