# NTSB CHI82DA286: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N96055, Brooklyn Park, MN, July 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 31, 1982, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Brooklyn Park, MN
- Location: 45.1109° N, 93.3491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooklyn Park, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1109&lon=-93.3491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA286
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70037/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA286

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM A 900 FT SOD AIRSTRIP WITH A REPORTED 6 KT HEAD WIND. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH POWER TO CLIMB AND THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ABOUT 20 TO 30 FT AGL. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF OBSTACLES A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN FIELD ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROBABLY OVER GROSSED FOR THE TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND RUNWAY LENGTH. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE WAS BETWEEN 85 AND 90 DEG. THE REPORTED ELEVATION WAS 810 FT MSL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96055](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96055-1983-01-15), registration cancelled 1983-01-15, S/N 8355 (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
- Serial number: 8355
- Airframe hours: 1600
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jack B. Price
- Registered owner: Jack B. Price
- Departed: BROOKLYN PARK, MN
- Destination: BROOKLYN PARK, MN
- Airport: runway 30, 900 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 250 total, 250 in this make and model, 210 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °F

## 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 19820731033929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820731033929A), Jul 31, 1982: Tcraft BC12D, Champlin, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed after pilot aborted takeoff from short, private strip.

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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