# Accident 20170907017689A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Redgranite, WI, September 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2017, 17:50 local time
- Place: Redgranite, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0222° N, 89.0983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0222&lon=-89.0983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95356, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95356) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total, 85 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA523) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170907017689A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2017, AT 1750 CST THE PILOT OF A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D, N95356 ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR REDGRANITE WI. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN PERFORMING A WHEEL LANDING, WHEN THE TAIL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT UNCONTROLLABLY VEERED TO THE LEFT EXITING THE RUNWAY AND STRIKING AN AGRICULTURAL FEEDER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP FACING 180 DEGREES FROM THE LANDING DIRECTION WITH THE RIGHT WING RESTING ON A FENCE.  THE PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD OF THE AIRCRAFT ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT RECEIVED NO INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 GAA17CA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA523), Sep 7, 2017: Taylorcraft BC12 (N95356), Redgranite, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N95356 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250809013629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250809013629A), Aug 9, 2025: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95356), Ozark, AR, Substantial damage. On August 9, 2025, the airman involved in the accident was conducting an approach to the grass landing strip at byrd’s Backcountry Airstrip in Ozark, AR.…

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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