# NTSB ATL81DID03: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N22N, Scottsville, VA, December 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1980
- Place: Scottsville, VA · SCOTTSVILLE, VA
- Location: 37.8113° N, 78.4882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8113&lon=-78.4882&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DID03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DID03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3121   80/12/4 NR.SCOTTSVILLE,VA     TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1926
        TIME - 1420                    N22N                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 245 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMVILLE,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK PWR LN OVR RVR DRG DSCNT TO PHOTOGRAPH A DEER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22N-2002-06-06), registration cancelled 2002-06-06, S/N 4-13022, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft 19](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-19) (registry code 8850902) (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

## 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 19801204070939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801204070939A), Dec 4, 1980: Tcraft BC12D485, Scottsville, VA, Substantial damage. Flew low over river to photograph a deer. Struck power line. Crashed inverted in river.

## Other investigations on N22N (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC01LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA040), Mar 4, 2001: Taylorcraft 19 (N22N), Salcha, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for a tailwind during takeoff, and his delay in aborting the takeoff. Factors in the accident were a tailwind, and snow-covered terrain.

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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