# NTSB NYC80FFJ12: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N43242, Liverpool, NY, July 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1980
- Place: Liverpool, NY · LIVERPOOL, NY
- Location: 43.1056° N, 76.2097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liverpool, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1056&lon=-76.2097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FFJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2017   80/7/4    LIVERPOOL,NY        TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 932
        TIME - 1910                    N43242              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 851 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVERPOOL,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- ABT 12.5LBS OVR MAX GWT.1000FT STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43242](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43242), registered now, S/N 6901, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19800704023819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704023819A), Jul 4, 1980: Tcraft BC12D, Liverpool, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from Private field. He tried to abort, but decided to land & hit trees at end of runway.

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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