- Date
- November 13, 1988, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Carrizozo, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N43603Taylorcraft BC12D
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881113050649A
- Case key
- 17642
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Analysis
The private plt said his Taylorcraft was secured to the ramp by 3 chains. He tried to hand start the engine, with no one at the controls, and the throttle full open. The engine started, the acft broke the right wing tie down ring, and straightened an 's' hook attached to the left wing. The tail wheel chain was wrapped around the tail wheel and it unwrapped, releasing the acft. It began to move in tight left circles. The plt attempted to board the acft, but he was knocked down. The left main wheel passed over his left leg, broke it, and left him lying on the ramp unable to stand. The acft came back to the plt several times in the next 10 minutes. The plt rolled away to avoid further injury. The acft struck a parked auto, left the ramp, hit a VASI light, struck a culvert, and nosed down.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43603
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7262
- Engine
- Continental A-75, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Erwin R. Gaines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 17, 1988 · 57 hours before
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- 037 · Carrizozo
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 900 total · 695 in this make and model · 900 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 19 in the last 30 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.