# Accident 20160507004539A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Spencer, VA, May 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2016, 15:01 local time
- Place: Spencer, VA
- Airport: Moorefields Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5625° N, 80.1361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5625&lon=-80.1361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43363, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43363-2018-05-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160507004539A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO MOOREFIELD AIRPORT WIND GUSTS FORCED AIRCRAFT TO THE EAST AFTER PASSING THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES, NOSED OVER INTO THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 ERA16LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA179), May 7, 2016: Taylorcraft BC12 D (N43363), Critz, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while on final approach, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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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