# NTSB CHI85FA067: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N5219M, Albion, IN, December 9, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: December 9, 1984, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Albion, IN
- Coordinates: 41.390674, -85.41072 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3907&lon=-85.4107&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85FA067
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12814/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA067

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - normal
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (cause)
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing

## Analysis

CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, HE STAYED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO ENSURE HE WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE CARBURETOR ICING PROBLEMS. HE THEN DEPARTED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN & OVERFLEW A WOODED AREA LOOKING FOR A WOUNDED DEER. HE REDUCED POWER & APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT WHILE SLOWING THE ACFT & DESCENDING. THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE THE ENG WAS OPERATING AT 1000 RPM, IT LOST POWER WITH SYMPTOMS OF CARBURETOR ICE. HE SLOWED THE ACFT TO A STALL BEFORE COLLIDING WITH TREES & THE GROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5219M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5219M-1985-05-03), registration cancelled 1985-05-03, S/N 10519 (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: 10519
- Airframe hours: 1746
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Peppenger Richard D.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 25, 1983, 26 hours before
- Departed: 531N, CHURUBUSCO, IN
- Airport: Green Center

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: expired; seat: left; flight hours: 462 total, 410 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Wind: 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 36 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FWA, 30 nm away

## 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 19841209065409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841209065409A), Dec 9, 1984: Tcraft BC12D, Albion, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Low flying, applied carburetor heat, reduced throttle. Engine rough, losing power. Deliberately stalled into trees.

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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