# Accident 20230912014619A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Palmer, AK, September 12, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2023, 18:50 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6445° N, 148.6858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6445&lon=-148.6858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95250, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95250) (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: 156 total, 45 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230912014619A

## Narrative

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

ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2023, THE PILOT FLYING A TAYLOR CRAFT BC-12D DEPARTED LAKE HOOD STRIP (LHD) FOLLOWING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND FLEW TO BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT (BCV) TO PERFORM TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. WHEN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN BECAME BUSY THE PILOT DEPARTED THE AREA FOR PALMER AIRPORT (PAQ). AFTER DISCOVERING A BUSY TRAFFIC PATTERN AT PAQ THE PILOT PROCEEDED EAST TOWARD SUTTON AND ENTERED A VALLEY HE HAD NEVER FLOWN IN BEFORE. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW A RIVER IN THE VALLEY AT APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL). AT AROUND 1850 LOCAL ALASKA TIME THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE COURSE AND CLIMB OUT OF RISING TERRAIN AT ABOUT 4800 FEET MSL AND LESS THAN 300 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AROUND 50 – 55 MPH ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. THE CRASH SITE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MATANUSKA RIVER AT N61* 38’ 40” AND W148* 41’ 09”.

## 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 ANC23LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA077), Sep 13, 2023: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95250), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall; loss of airplane control; and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N95250 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000610042659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000610042659A), Jun 10, 2000: Tcraft BC12D (N95250), Ninilchik, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot in command landed at a remote narrow strip located on a ridge approximately 12 miles east of Ninilchik, AK, with one passenger. Pilot in command…

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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