# NTSB LAX83LA015: Taylorcraft BC12-65, N29719, Ukiah, CA, October 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 18, 1982, 14:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Coordinates: 39.119514, -123.280502 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1195&lon=-123.2805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA015
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72893/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA015

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT BEGAN TAKING OFF IN CALM WIND CONDITIONS. HE REPORTED THAT WHEN HE ALMOST REACHED THE AIRSPEED FOR TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BRUSH PILE AND A FENCE AND WAS DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29719](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29719), registered now, S/N 2566, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (registry code 8850310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2566
- Airframe hours: 2344
- Engines: CONTINENTAL 65 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Bill L. Denves
- Registered owner: Bill L. Denves
- Departed: UKI, UKIAH, CA
- Destination: UKI, UKIAH, CA
- Airport: UKI, Ukiah, runway 33, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 96 total, 87 in this make and model, 43 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 172 °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 19821018053289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821018053289A), Oct 18, 1982: Tcraft BC1265, Ukiah, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during takeoff.

## Other investigations on N29719 (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA73AS006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS006), Sep 10, 1972: Taylorcraft BC1265 (N29719), Grants Pass, OR, minor damage

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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