N43955 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 Port Wing, WI. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Oct 1956. It has been registered to its current owner since Mar 1980. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 80 years old
- 1 of 1,024 Taylorcraft BC12-D
1980
1956
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The pilot reported that he was departing to the north from a snow covered grass runway in a ski-equipped tail-wheel airplane. A plowed asphalt runway intersected the snow covered runway, and snowbanks were located on the north and south side of the plowed runway. The pilot reported that during takeoff, the airplane impacted the snowbank on the south side of the asphalt runway and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and empennage. The pilot reported that there was no malfunction or system failure of the airplane before the accident.
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