# Accident 20231111017649A: Taylorcraft BC12-65, Columbia, TN, November 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2023, 08:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, TN
- Airport: Hunter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6984° N, 86.9562° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6984&lon=-86.9562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29868, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29868) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (registry code 8850310, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,752 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231111017649A

## Narrative

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

ON 1/11/2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1415Z, IT WAS REPORTED THAT A 1941 TAYLORCRAFT BC12-65, SERIAL NUMBER 2719 EXPERIENCED ENGINE ISSUES AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD LOCATED ADJACENT TO HUNTER AIRPORT 06TN. UPON LANDING IN THE FIELD, IT APPEARED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HAD BUCKLED AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DETACHED WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO A REST IN A STATE ON ITS BELLY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS 1POB WITH MINOR INJURIES.

WX AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT TEMP 48 F DEWPOINT 36 F                        REL HUMIDITY 62%

ON NOVEMBER 13, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900, INSPECTORS   ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

A 1941 TAYLORCRAFT BC12-65 S/N 271 CAME TO REST IN A FIELD JUST TO THE NORTHWEST OF RUNWAY 05 AT HUNTER AIRPORT (06TN) AT APPROXIMATE COORDINATES N 35 41 54 W 86 57 21.

PILOT REPORTED ON TAKEOFF FROM 06TN THAT HE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL AND PUT IT DOWN IN THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND RESULTING IN THE SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE BUCKLING OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE RIGHT WING HAD DISLODGED FROM THE FUSELAGE STILL ATTACHED BUT AT AN ANGLE.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING A WESTERLY DIRECTION.

## 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 ERA24LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA032), Nov 11, 2023: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (N29868), Columbia, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to an accumulation of carburetor ice, resulting in an off-airport landing and substantial damage to the airplane.

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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