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DEN87LA229

1987-08-29 · MANILA, Utah, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 40U

Current FAA registration · N43424

Make / Model
TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D
Year of manufacture
1946 · 41 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19550812
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A534B5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PLT WAS LANDING AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT WITH AN ASPHALT RUNWAY 5300 X 60 FT ORIENTED 250 DEGREES. SHE SAID SHE MADE 3 PASSES OVER THE AIRPORT TO CHECK FOR CONDITIONS AND THEN EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENCONTERED A GUST OF WIND FROM 320 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS AND SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO SEVERAL TUBES IN THE FUSELAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_DEN87LA229.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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