# Accident 20151102022119A: Taylorcraft BC12-65, New Lisbon, WI, November 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2015, 07:45 local time
- Place: New Lisbon, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8389° N, 90.1378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8389&lon=-90.1378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33939, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33939) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (registry code 8850310, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 608 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151102022119A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2015 AIRCRAFT N33939 A TAYLOR CRAFT BC-1265 WAS ON A FLIGHT IN NEW LISBON WISCONSIN TO PRACTICE CROSS WIND LANDINGS. DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AT NEW LISBON UNION AIRPORT (82C) THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING AND IMPACTED TERRAIN AND EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR WITH THE WIND SSW GUSTING TO 8 KTS.

## 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 GAA16CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA067), Nov 2, 2015: Taylorcraft BC12 65 (N33939), New Lisbon, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, resulting in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

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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