# Incident 20170722014799I: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Markesan, WI, July 22, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2017, 15:28 local time
- Place: Markesan, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7142° N, 88.9982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Markesan, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7142&lon=-88.9982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43754, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43754) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,832 total, 680 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170722014799I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 22, 2017, AT 15:28 CDT A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D N43754 WAS CIRLING GREEN LAKE WISCONSIN IN A HOLDING PATTERN ON THE FISK APPROACH AS INSTRUCTED ENROUTE TO EAA AIR VENTURE IN OSHKOSH, WI. THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD A LOSS OF POWER AND LANDED IN A CORNFIELD NEAR MARKESAN WI. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

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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