# NTSB FTW81FA144: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43506, Kerrville, TX, September 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1981
- Place: Kerrville, TX · KERRVILLE, TX
- Location: 30.0383° N, 99.1311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kerrville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0383&lon=-99.1311&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA144

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2555  81/9/19    KERRVILLE,TX        TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1520                    N43506              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           AGE 41, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERRVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KERRVILLE,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENDED SIM DOG FIGHT W SPIN,SMOKE GEN ON.SMOKE IN COCKPIT,PREV OCCASIONS.ELEV APRX 1500FT ABV HOME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43506](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43506-2012-11-21), registration cancelled 2012-11-21, S/N 7165, 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kerrville

## 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 19810919060189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810919060189A), Sep 19, 1981: Tcraft BC12D, Kerrville, TX, Destroyed. Pulled out of air show flat spin too low for recovery. Dived into the ground. Smoke from smoke device in cockpit.

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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