# NTSB CHI79FER05: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43930, Woodville, WI, August 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1979
- Place: Woodville, WI · WOODVILLE, WI
- Location: 44.9483° N, 92.2851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9483&lon=-92.2851&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FER05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FER05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3338  79/8/13    WOODVILLE,WI        TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N43930              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 36, 2625 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            66 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBRIGHTSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODVILLE,WI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          NONE                                                      15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT PRACTICING X-WIND LANDINGS. WND GUSTING 20KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43930](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43930-1982-11-09), registration cancelled 1982-11-09, S/N 7589, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albrightson

## 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 19790813033879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790813033879A), Aug 13, 1979: Tcraft BC12D, Woodville, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot reported aircraft hit windshear turning base for runway. Aircraft settled to ground short of runway.

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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