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Accidents · NTSB ANC83FAG07 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Taylorcraft BC-12-D accident near Aleknagik, Alaska, March 8, 1983

On March 8, 1983 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Taylorcraft BC-12-D, registered N43606, was substantially damaged in an accident near Aleknagik, Alaska (Aleknagik airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
March 8, 1983 · about 7:30 pm local time · cases in 1983
Place
Aleknagik, Alaska · Aleknagik · cases near this airport · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Taylorcraft BC-12-D · all BC-12-Ds on the register
Registration
N43606 · registry record · serial BC-12-D
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND LOOPED TO PREVENT AN OVERRUN AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BERM DURING LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THATHE FLOATED HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. WHEN HE TRIED TO TURN, THE ACFT WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND AND STEERED HIM TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BERM. PILOT STATED HE SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND.

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: 88 hours in all; 18 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 37 as pilot in command
  • Medical certificate: Class 3
  • Seat: left

The aircraft

  • Airframe total time: 2,815 hours
  • Last inspection: annual inspection, July 9, 1982; 0 hours since
  • Maximum gross weight: 1,200 lb
  • Seats: 2
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: Continental A65-8 (piston); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Departed from: KEK Ekwok AK
  • Flight plan: none
  • Runway 19, 1,200 ft

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Wind: from 340° at 15 knots, gusting 17
  • Visibility: 90 statute miles
  • Sky: clear
  • Temperature: 32°F (0°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
  • Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
  • Observation at 1:00 pm from 235

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1
Passengers1

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