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

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 ANC07CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA025.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Hope, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 3, 2007 · N44233 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable taxi area, which resulted in a loss of control during the taxi from landing.
- [NTSB DFW06CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA143.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Justin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2006 · N95016 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper compensation for the prevailing high wind conditions.
- [NTSB DEN06CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA025.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Los Lunas, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 23, 2005 · N96924 · Minor damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB CHI06LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA086.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · St Marys, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2005 · N39216 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining directional control of the airplane during the landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. A factor was the standpipe the airplane impacted when the airplane exited the runway.
- [NTSB CHI05CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA167.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Palmyra, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2005 · N95145 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of directional control by the dual student and delayed remedial action by the flight instructor resulting in the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB DEN05LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA069.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 2005 · N39230 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing factors were crosswind weather conditions and a lack of familiarity with the aircraft.
- [NTSB NYC02LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA020.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Farmville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 2001 · N43529 · Substantial damage
  > The CFI's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff. A factor in the accident was the CFI's decision to conduct the flight from the airplane's right seat, which was not equipped with brakes.
- [NTSB ANC01LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA082.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 2001 · N43143 · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot's lack of adequate supervision of the training flight, and subsequent loss of directional control during the landing roll out. Factors on the accident were the lack of brake pedals installed on the right pilot position of the airplane,…
- [NTSB ANC99LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA129.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1999 · N96921 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and improper starting procedure.
- [NTSB ANC99LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA080.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · North Pole, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1999 · N95064 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent ground loop during a high speed taxi. A factor associated with the accident is the pilot's decision to taxi the airplane at an excessive taxi speed.
- [NTSB NYC99FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA037.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Greenville, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 1998 · N43778 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during touch-and-go landing, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. A factor was the tree.
- [NTSB SEA94LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA056.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Sidney, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 1994 · N95900 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind resulting in loss of directional control.
- [NTSB SEA93LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA126.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Vancouver, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1993 · N43387 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate remedial action. Factors include crosswinds, gusts, and the pilot's lack of total experience in tailwheel type aircraft.
- [NTSB FTW92LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA186.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Gould, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1992 · N949LR · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft crosswind landing capability was exceeded. A factor was the the gusting crosswind.
- [NTSB CHI92LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA049.md): Taylorcraft BC12D · Decorah, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1991 · N44061 · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control. Factors related to the accident were: the unfavorable wind conditions, snow covered runway, and snowbanks adjacent to the runway.
- [NTSB LAX91LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA215.md): Taylorcraft DC12-D · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1991 · N49368 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in this type of aircraft.
- [NTSB NYC90LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA101.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Meadville, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1990 · N43778 · Substantial damage
  > Loss of directional control by the pilot during landing. Contributing factor was gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB SEA89LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA106.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Longbranch, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1989 · N39976 · Substantial damage
  > The poor in-flight decision by the pilot to land on water, downwind. His failure to compensate for the wind conditions resulted in a loss of control and nose over of the airplane.
- [NTSB SEA89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA101.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Vancouver, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1989 · N96202 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing ground roll, resulting in a ground loop and nose over. The crosswind is considered to be a contributing factor to the accident.
- [NTSB DEN89LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA032.md): Taylorcraft BC12D · Carrizozo, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 1988 · N43603 · Substantial damage
  > The private plt said his Taylorcraft was secured to the ramp by 3 chains. He tried to hand start the engine, with no one at the controls, and the throttle full open. The engine started, the acft broke the right wing tie down ring, and straightened an 's' hook…
- [NTSB LAX88LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA235.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Agua Dulce, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1988 · N96384 · Substantial damage
  > The plt completed his participation in the 'bomb drop' portion of an air show and he attempted to land on rwy 22. The plt reported that his touchdown was normal but he lost control of his acft during the landing rollout. The wind direction was variable & its…
- [NTSB CHI88LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA126.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Aledo, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1988 · N95061 · Destroyed
  > During takeoff roll the pilot reported he experienced a loss of directional control and elected to lift the aircraft off the ground prematurely in an effort to avoid running into a cornfield. Unable to establish the proper rate of climb, and unable to clear…
- [NTSB DEN87LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA229.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Manila, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1987 · N43424 · Substantial damage
  > The student plt was landing at an uncontrolled airport with an asphalt runway 5300 x 60 ft oriented 250 degrees. She said she made 3 passes over the airport to check for conditions and then executed a normal landing. Shortly after touchdown the aircraft…
- [NTSB ANC87LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA082.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Iliamna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1987 · N95695 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot stated that during a landing roll on the gravel bar he lost directional control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to nose over on its back.
- [NTSB DEN86LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA109.md): Taylorcraft BC12D · Santa Teresa, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1986 · N43139 · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he was performing touch & go landings. When the accident occurred. On the first landing a wind gust raised the right wing. The plt stated he 'tried to straighten out' the acft when it went off the right side of the rwy. The left main…
- [NTSB DEN85LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA039.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Conrad, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1984 · N96059 · Substantial damage
  > Plt stated takeoff was being made on a dirt trail, heading 270 degrees, with a 20 kt headwind. Just prior to rotation wind shifted to a direction from the south-southwest. Acft drifted off right side of trail, contacted a ditch and nosed over.
- [NTSB ANC84LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA060.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1984 · N95120 · Substantial damage
  > The plt was repositioning the acft from a private strip near palmer, AK, to his property near Talkeetna, AK. After stopping at the Talkeetna arpt, he was hand propping the acft when the eng started & the acft began moving. The plt tried to turn off the mags,…
- [NTSB CHI84LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA172.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Winona, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1984 · N5184M · Substantial damage
  > After landing, the plt was turning left onto the taxiway when the wind lifted the right wing and tail of the acft. The acft nosed over.
- [NTSB ANC82DAG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG36.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Settlers Bay, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 19, 1982 · N96401 · Substantial damage
  > While on a cross-country flight from wasilla to king lake the pilot decided to do some touch and go landings at Settlers Bay. The pilot stated that on his third landing the left brake locked and the aircraft swerved off the runway into a ditch nosing over.

## 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_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8850316&occurrence=260

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