# Accident 20180610007489A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Santa Teresa, NM, June 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2018, 11:00 local time
- Place: Santa Teresa, NM
- Airport: Dona Ana County At Santa Teres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8806° N, 106.7033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8806&lon=-106.7033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43443, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43443) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180610007489A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 10, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 MDT, A TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT DONA ANA COUNTY INTERNATIONAL JETPORT, SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO. WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EL PASO, TEXAS ON JUNE 10, 2018 AT 10:30 MDT.

## 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 CEN18LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA222), Jun 10, 2018: Taylorcraft BC12 D (N43443), Santa Teresa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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