# NTSB ANC77DAG59: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N95138, Kokhanok, AK, April 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1977
- Place: Kokhanok, AK · KOKHANOK, AK
- Location: 59.4124° N, 154.7327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kokhanok, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4124&lon=-154.7327&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAG59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95138-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N 9538, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kokhanok

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770405009289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770405009289A), Apr 5, 1977: Tcraft BC12D, Kokhanok, AK, Substantial damage. Wnd gusting 15K

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.

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