# Accident 20240517005239A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Nondalton, AK, May 17, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2024, 13:00 local time
- Place: Nondalton, AK
- Airport: Nondalton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.9880° N, 154.8022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9880&lon=-154.8022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95744, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95744) (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: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240517005239A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HOME AIRFIELD AT 1130 LOCAL FOR AN ESTIMATED ONE-HOUR FLIGHT. WEATHER AT DEPARTURE WAS REPORTED AS OVERCAST AT 3800 FEET WITH A FIELD ELEVATION OF 288 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED OVERDUE AT 2000 LOCAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED FOUND AND INVERTED IN THE WATER AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 LOCAL. LOCAL CONDITIONS AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 AKDT WERE REPORTED AS 300-FOOT CEILINGS WITH RAIN BY STATE TROOPERS AND CONFIRMED BY NWS EXPERTS VIEWING WEATHER CAMERA DATA.

## 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 ANC24FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA032), May 17, 2024: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95744), Nondalton, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into the water.

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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