# Accident 20090725049579A: Taylorcraft BF12-65, Sawer, MI, July 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sawer, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8908° N, 86.5883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8908&lon=-86.5883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36299, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36299-2009-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BF12-65 (registry code 8850340, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BF12-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,422 total, 1,285 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA467) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090725049579A

## Narrative

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

DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT NOSE PICHED UP AFTER TAKEOFF HE PUSHED NOSE DOWN THEN AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND. AIRCAFT WAS APPROX. 30 TO 40 FEET ABOVE GROUND. A WRITTEN STATMENT FROM THE PILOT ON 08/17/2009 STATED THAT DURING CLIMB OUT AT ROUGHLY 40 TO 50 FT. AGL CLIMB STAGNATED, HE LOWERED NOSE TO INCREASE CONTROLLABILITY AND SPEED. AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND CONTACTED THE GROUND .  NO MAINTENANCE ISSUES FOUND WITH AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN09LA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA467), Jul 25, 2009: Taylorcraft BF12 (N36299), Sawyer, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while taking off from a short, grass 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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