ANC77DAG59

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12-D · Kokhanok, AK · April 5, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1977
Place
Kokhanok, AK · KOKHANOK, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N95138Taylorcraft BC12-D
Status
Completed · report July 19, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770405009289A
Case key
157892

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1231   77/4/5    KOKHANOK,AK         TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 897
        TIME - 0930                    N95138              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 302 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOKHANOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOKHANOK,AK                 ILIAMNA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 15K

Aircraft

Registration
N95138
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12-D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kokhanok

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.