Taylorcraft BC12D accident near Seward, Alaska, June 15, 2001
On June 15, 2001 at about 8:00 pm local time, a Taylorcraft BC12D, registered N95274, was substantially damaged in an accident near Seward, Alaska (Seward airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions during taxi from landing. A factor in the accident was a crosswind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 15, 2001 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Seward, Alaska · Seward · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12D · all BC12Ds on the register
- Registration
- N95274 · no longer on the register · serial 9674
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The private certificated pilot landed on runway 30 in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The wind conditions were 297 degrees at 14 knots with gusts to 19 knots. When the pilot began a turn to taxi from landing, he reported that a quartering tailwind caused the airplane to ground loop off the east side of the runway, and the right main landing gear struck a tree stump. After the accident, the pilot examined the airplane and found two broken lower fuselage longerons, located between the tailwheel and the trailing edges of the wings.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,100 hours in all; 1,000 in this make and model; 2 in the last 90 days
- Last flight review: December 13, 1999
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 31, 1999
- Maximum gross weight: 1,280 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 5KS Kasilof AK at 2:00 pm
- Destination: PAWD Seward AK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 30, 4,240 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 297° at 14 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter: 30.17 inHg
- Observation at 2:53 pm from PAWD
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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