# Accident 20161017020549A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Vaughn, GA, October 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2016, 11:59 local time
- Place: Vaughn, GA
- Airport: Brook Bridge Aerodrome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2761° N, 84.4103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2761&lon=-84.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94919, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94919) (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, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161017020549A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 17, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM, AIRCRAFT N94919 A 1946 TAYLOR CRAFT BC12D, HAD A FAILED DEPARTURE FROM BROOK BRIDGE AERODROME (8GA9).  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, THE TAIL SECTION IS TWISTED, AND RIGHT WING SPAR DAMAGED. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE PASSENGER WENT BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL, TREATED, AND RELEASED LATER THE SAME EVENING.

## 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 ERA17LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA020), Oct 17, 2016: Taylorcraft BC12 D (N94919), Vaughn, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any evidence of preimpact malfunctions or failures…

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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