Taylorcraft BC12-D accident near Moultonborough, New Hampshire, February 25, 2024
On February 25, 2024 at about 10:15 pm local time, a 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registered N43892, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Moultonborough, New Hampshire (Moultonborough airport). It was an instructional 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
The pilots’ failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 25, 2024 · about 10:15 pm local time · cases in 2024
- Place
- Moultonborough, New Hampshire · Moultonborough · 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 BC12-D, built 1946 · all BC12-Ds on the register
- Registration
- N43892 · registry record · serial 7551
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The flight instructor was providing initial tailwheel training to another pilot (who also held a flight instructor certificate). After practicing maneuvers in the local area, they practiced three uneventful landings. During the next landing, as the airplane was slowing down, it started to veer to the left. The flight instructor directed the pilot to apply right rudder, but she overcorrected. The flight instructor then called for left rudder application, but the pilot again overcorrected, so the flight instructor again called for right rudder. The pilot did not respond and the instructor repeated his instructions, with no response received. He then called for a transfer of control and applied right rudder, but described feeling “heavy resistance.” Despite pushing on the pedal, the airplane continued to the left, departed the runway surface and impacted trees. The airplane’s wings and fuselage were substantially damaged during the accident. The flight instructor reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Instructor/check pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 431 hours in all; 1 in this make and model; 244 as pilot in command; 7 on instruments
- Last flight review: October 20, 2023
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Flight instructor
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 13,835 hours in all; 136 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 12,212 as pilot in command; 1,992 on instruments
- Last flight review: May 1, 2023
- Medical certificate: Sport Pilot
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,574 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 5, 2023
- Maximum gross weight: 1,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES (piston); 1,574 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 02/2, 3,505 ft by 50 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 34°F (1°C), dew point 3°F (-16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:56 pm from LCI, 12 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KLCI 252056Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 01/M16 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP168 T00111156 56015 FZRANO $
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Photographs from the investigation 2 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
4 documents, released by the NTSB on July 18, 2024. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 22 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Memorandum for Record - FAA Inspector Conversation | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Maintenance Records | PDF, 6 pages | View Download |
| 4 | Investigative Photographs | PDF, 2 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N43892 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D 1,224 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Taylorcraft 1,896 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · as the NTSB recorded it
- Moultonborough Airport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in New Hampshire 393 since 1982 · 56 in the last ten years
- New Hampshire 1,565 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ERA24LA123.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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