Taylorcraft BC12-D accident near Rose Bud, Arkansas, May 22, 1999
On May 22, 1999 at about 3:55 pm local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D, registered N95754, was substantially damaged in an accident near Rose Bud, Arkansas (Mcdonald Private Airstrip airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain minimum required airspeed for flight, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 22, 1999 · about 3:55 pm local time
- Place
- Rose Bud, Arkansas · Mcdonald Private Airstrip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed and 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-D · all BC12-Ds on the register
- Registration
- N95754 · no longer on the register · serial 8054
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The passenger, who was a student pilot, reported that the pilot was going to do a 'slow fly-by' at the private airstrip. He further reported that as the airplane came over a wooded area, 'we encountered what was evidently [a] left wing stall. We spun into the wooded area, and impacted the ground. Prior to the stall everything seemed normal.' The airplane owner reported that the wind was from the south at 6 to 8 mph. No structural or mechanical anomalies were observed during an examination of the airplane.
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: 109 hours in all; 84 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 58 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,555 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 20, 1998; 31 hours since
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental A65-8F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: NONE at 3:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 1,920 ft by 110 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:55 pm from LRF, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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