# NTSB investigations: Taylorcraft BC12-D, 1990

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 DEN90FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA149.md): Taylorcraft BC 12-D · Homedale, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1990 · N5071M · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during maneuvers (buzzing) which resulted in an inadvertent stall of the aircraft. A factor was the intentional buzzing of family members.
- [NTSB ANC90FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA088.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1990 · N43949 · Destroyed
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate flying speed.
- [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 ANC90FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA061.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Egegik, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1990 · N95982 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a stall.
- [NTSB SEA90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA052.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Ashland, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1990 · N39205 · Substantial damage
  > Pilot displayed poor inflight planning and decisions by allowing the airplane's speed to deteriorate to the point that the airplane stalled. The pilot could not fully correct the situation due to a loss of altitude and insufficient clearance from the terrain.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1990
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8850316'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8850316&year=1990

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