# Accident 20240907012989A: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Lead, SD, September 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2024, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lead, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3465° N, 103.8245° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3465&lon=-103.8245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95078, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95078) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240907012989A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 AT 10:30AM A TAYLORCRAFT BC12D REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DURING NORMAL PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.  THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR HOT SPRINGS, SD ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 AT 0930 AM LOCAL TIME.

## 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 CEN24LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA341), Sep 7, 2024: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95078), Trojan, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to a loose magneto and subsequent impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N95078 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820206003622A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206003622A), Feb 6, 1982: Tcraft BC12D (N95078), Medford, OR, Substantial damage. Struck by opposite TAXIINGN56270 after trying to avoid collision. 56270 was on tower. 95078 on ground control.

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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