# Accident 20240225001739A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Moultonborough, NH, February 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2024, 17:10 local time
- Place: Moultonborough, NH
- Airport: Moultonborough
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7681° N, 71.3876° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7681&lon=-71.3876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43892, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43892) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240225001739A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/25/2024 AT 1735 FAA NOTIFIED OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT MOULTONBOROUGH, NH AIRPORT INVOLVING TWO PILOTS AND SINGLE ENGINE, LAND, TAIL-DRAGGER AIRPLANE. NO INJURIES REPORTED AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SECURED AIRCRAFT ON SCENE AWAITING FAA ARRIVAL. INSPECTORS ARRIVED ON SCENE FOLLOWING DAY, NOTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SPOKE WITH TWO PILOTS AND TWO WITNESSES TO ACCIDENT.  PILOT IN COMMAND IDENTIFIED, STUDENT PILOT RECEVING INSTRUCTION IDENTIFIED AND BOTH PROVIDED VERBAL STATEMENTS.  BOTH REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF OFF FROM RUNWAY 02.  STUDENT PILOT ATTTEMPTED TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER AS AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT.  THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN TIME.  AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINGS AND WING SPAR.  ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS FUNCTIONAL INCLUDING BRAKES AFTER ACCIDENT.  WEATHER REPORTED AS VFR WITH VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KTS.

## 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 ERA24LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA123), Feb 25, 2024: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43892), Moultonborough, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing.

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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