# Accident 20090808048079A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Anchorage, AK, August 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2009, 20:11 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1800° N, 149.9719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1800&lon=-149.9719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95723, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95723) (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 A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 240 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090808048079A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO HAND PROP THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT WHILE STANDING ON THE FLOATS IN THE WATER. DURING THE START PROCESS THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE AIRMAN'S LEFT LEG CAUSING A SEVERE INJURY.

## 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 ANC09CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA078), Aug 9, 2009: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95723), Anchorage, AK, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remain clear of the propeller after starting the float-equipped airplane's engine by hand-propping.

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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