# Accident 20121128028199A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Clutier, IA, November 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2012, 10:57 local time
- Place: Clutier, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0861° N, 92.4422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0861&lon=-92.4422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94973, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94973-2018-02-12) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121128028199A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THIS AIRCRAFT ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT WITH ONE PASSENGER.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES OPERATING AT LOW LEVEL PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE PURPOSE FOR THE LOW LEVEL FLIGHT IS UNDETERMINED.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND CUT FOUR 000 ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRES STRUNG ACROSS A ROAD INTERSECTION AT A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET TO 30 FEET.  AT LEAST TWO OF THE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRES BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE AIRFRAMES FUSELAGE AND LANDING GEAR.  THIS CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A PASTURE NEAR THE ROAD INTERSECTION.  AN EXTENSIVE POST CRASH FIRE RESULTED.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AT THE SCENE.  THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS BURN INJURIES.  THE PASTURE WHICH IS THE SITE OF THIS ACCIDENT HAD AT ONE TIME BEEN USED AS A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP.  IT HAD NOT BEEN UTILIZED FOR THIS PURPOSE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.  THE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES STRUCK WERE AT ONE POINT BURIED UNDERNEATH THE ROAD BUT HAD BEEN RELOCATED IN THE LAST YEAR ABOVE GROUND DUE TO MAINTENANCE OF THE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR THIS COUNTY.  IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF THIS RELOCATION.

## 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 CEN13FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA078), Nov 28, 2012: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N94973), Clutier, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to monitor, recognize, and identify obstacles on approach to landing, which resulted in an inadvertent collision with power lines. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…

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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