# NTSB CEN26LA277: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43665, Boyceville, WI, August 2, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: August 2, 2026, 12:23 local (17:23 UTC)
- Place: Boyceville, WI
- Coordinates: 45.0432, -92.0402 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0432&lon=-92.0402&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA277
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203519/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA277

## Preliminary report

On August 2, 2026, about 1223 central daylight time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D airplane, N43665 was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Boyceville, Wisconsin. Both the pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. According to the passenger, they departed from Marshfield, Wisconsin, earlier in the day and then flew to Red Wing, Minnesota, and then Boyceville, Wisconsin. He said that the engine performed normally and neither he nor the pilot were concerned about the airplane’s performance. The passenger said that before they left Boyceville, the pilot performed a preflight check, which included checking the oil and fuel levels. Shortly after the airplane departed from Boyceville, about 75 to 100 ft above the ground, the engine began to sputter and cut in and out. The passenger stated that the pilot maneuvered the airplane away from trees and then the engine quite completely. The airplane impacted a cornfield. The fuselage and both wings were substantially damaged. The airplane was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Taylorcraft BC12-D, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=8850316), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43665](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43665), registered now, S/N 7324, 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 A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7324
- Year built: 1946
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: None
- Airport: 3T3, Boyceville Municipal
- Equipment: None

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: KLUM, 12 nm away
- METAR: KLUM 021715Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 27/15 A3000

## 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 20260802010329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260802010329A), Aug 2, 2026: Taylorcraft BC12-D, Boyceville, WI, Substantial damage. The pilot took off with a passenger for a short flight to where she planned to refuel. On takeoff climb and just past the runway, the engine started to sputter…

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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