# Accident 20220822014949A: Taylorcraft BC12-D1, Hope, AK, August 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2022, 12:15 local time
- Place: Hope, AK
- Airport: Big Indian Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8797° N, 149.9505° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8797&lon=-149.9505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96095, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96095) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (registry code 8850320, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (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-D1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 445 total, 35 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220822014949A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SOLDOTNA AIRPORT FOR PERSONAL USE FLIGHT TO BIG INDIAN AIR STRIP. PILOT MADE LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT UPON TAXI HE HIT A TREE WITH THE LEFT  WING TIP. AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AFTER IMPACT. PILOT AND PASSANGER GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS AIRLIFTED BY HELICOPTER FROM THE REMOTE STRIP TO SOLDOTNA AIRPORT.

## 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 WPR22LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA325), Aug 22, 2022: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (N96095), Hope, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree while taxiing.

## Other reports on N96095 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780414010909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780414010909A), Apr 14, 1978: Tcraft BC12D1 (N96095), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage

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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