# NTSB NYC81FGT08: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N39222, Hanover, PA, July 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1981
- Place: Hanover, PA · HANOVER, PA
- Location: 39.8118° N, 76.9836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanover, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8118&lon=-76.9836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGT08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2026  81/7/10  NR.HANOVER,PA         TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D  CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 136
        TIME - 1545                    N39222              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROSS KEYS,NJ               ALLIANCE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- ABORTED PRCTNRY LNDG ON ROAD,HIT TREES DRG TURN TO LND IN ADJACENT FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39222](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39222-2015-05-13), registration cancelled 2015-05-13, S/N 6476, built 1945 (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

## 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 19810710041759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710041759A), Jul 10, 1981: Tcraft BC12D, Hanover, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot became lost and hit tree attempting emergency landing.

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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