# Accident 20140504005849A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Wasilla, AK, May 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2014, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Tulakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6136° N, 149.6730° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6136&lon=-149.6730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64518, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64518) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 372 total, 289 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140504005849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM TULAKES STRIP IN WASILLA.  AFTER CLEARING THE TOPS OF THE TREES, HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT DUE TO WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS WIND SHEAR.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NEAR THE TOP OF A STAND OF BIRCH TREES TO THE EAST OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS UNINJURED.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, NOSE BOWL AND PROPELLER.

## 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 ANC14CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA027), May 4, 2014: Taylorcraft BC12 D (N64518), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in a turbulence encounter at low altitude and collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of knowledge of local…

## Other reports on N64518 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220420005619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220420005619A), Apr 20, 2022: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N64518), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. 4/20/2022 PIC made determination to move aircraft N64518 from visnaw lake (T66) to his home airport at tulakes (6AK8) due to deteriorating ice conditions.…

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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