# NTSB investigations: Taylorcraft BC12-D: Loss of control on ground

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA24LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA123.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Moultonborough, NH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 25, 2024 · N43892 · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing.
- [NTSB ERA21LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA096.md): Taylorcraft BC12 · Topping, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 30, 2020 · N96540 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, with resulted in a ground loop and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB GAA19CA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA366.md): Taylorcraft BC12 · Yerington, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 21, 2019 · N49368 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before hand propping it, which resulted in the unmanned airplane moving and colliding with a fence.
- [NTSB CEN18LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA222.md): Taylorcraft BC12 D · Santa Teresa, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 10, 2018 · N43443 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB GAA17CA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA523.md): Taylorcraft BC12 · Redgranite, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 7, 2017 · N95356 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR15LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA246.md): Taylorcraft BC12 D · Libby, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2015 · N43616 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA15LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA214.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Inverness, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 2015 · N43715 · Substantial damage
  > A disconnection of the tailwheel steering mechanism during landing, which resulted in the pilot’s loss of directional control.
- [NTSB CEN14LA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA446.md): Taylorcraft BC12 - D · Burnet, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2014 · N44335 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to adequately supervise the student pilot and his decision to conduct training in an airplane without dual brakes, which resulted in the student pilot’s loss of directional control during initial taxi and subsequent impact with…
- [NTSB CEN14CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA130.md): Taylorcraft BC12 D · Worthington, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 3, 2014 · N43462 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control during a crosswind landing.
- [NTSB ERA12CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA430.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Camden, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 30, 2012 · N96282 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine for startup.
- [NTSB WPR12CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA287.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Paulden, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 27, 2012 · N43087 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR09CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA425.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Madras, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2009 · N95333 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.
- [NTSB ERA09CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA251.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Southbridge, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 18, 2009 · N96552 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind conditions.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8850316')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '230' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence?model=8850316

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