# NTSB NYC83LA219: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N96755, Wakefield, NH, August 20, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 20, 1983, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Wakefield, NH
- Location: 43.5681° N, 71.0301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wakefield, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5681&lon=-71.0301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA219
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35257/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA219

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - water,rough (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE TAXIED OUT OF A PROTECTED COVE TO TAKEOFF ON THE MAIN PART OF BALCH LAKE. AFTER LIFT-OFF, HE REALIZED THE WIND WAS TOO GUSTY TO BE FLYING, & ABORTED FROM APRX 30 TO 40 FT AGL. HE SAW TELEPHONE WIRES AHEAD THAT CROSSED THE LAKE & DESCENDED FASTER THAN NORMAL TO ASSURE A LANDING BEFORE THE ACFT GOT TO THE WIRES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FLOAT PLANE LANDED HARD & THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT FAILED. HOWEVER, THE ACFT REMAINED AFLOAT & WAS LATER TOWED TO THE SHORE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96755](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96755), registered now, S/N 9055 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BCS12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bcs12-d) (registry code 8850318) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 9055
- Airframe hours: 2000
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Lawrence Green
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 19, 1982
- Departed: WAKEFIELD, NH

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,000 total, 610 in this make and model, 1,000 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19830820045039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820045039A), Aug 20, 1983: Tcraft BC12D, Wakefield, NH, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted water takeoff and had to duck under unseen wires causing hard landing and damage to aircraft.

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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