N43300 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Cont Motor A&C65 series rated at 65 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Girdwood, AK. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in May 1956. It has been registered to its current owner since Mar 2017. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 80 years old
- 1 of 1,024 Taylorcraft BC12-D
2017
1956
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The pilot reported that, while departing from the off-airport snow-covered glacier, he was not comfortable with the acceleration of the tailwheel-ski-equipped airplane and aborted the takeoff. He then began a back taxi and allowed the airplane to make a wide radius turn. Subsequently, during the turn the airplane dropped vertically into an unseen crevasse.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wing lift struts.
The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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