# Accident 20090723025299A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Tok, AK, July 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2009, 13:12 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Airport: Tok
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.3167° N, 142.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3167&lon=-142.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39226, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39226-2013-10-28) (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: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C-85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090723025299A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ON ALASKA HIGHWAY 2 AT MILEPOST 1303 THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK TRUCK PARKED BY THE ROADSIDE.

## 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 ANC09CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA073), Jul 23, 2009: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39226), Tok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a parked truck during takeoff from a roadway, resulting in a collision with the truck.

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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