Taylorcraft B Safety Record
Complete NTSB accident and incident history. 292 events recorded from 1982 to 2025.
| Date | Location | Reg# | Severity | Damage | Probable Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 05, 1998 | VERNILLION, SD | N34066 | Incident | substantial |
the pilot's failure (or inability) to properly compensate for wind conditions, while taxiing. Factors associated with the accident were: the sandy te…the pilot's failure (or inability) to properly compensate for wind conditions, while taxiing. Factors associated with the accident were: the sandy terrain, and the gusty tailwind condition. |
| Aug 31, 1997 | GERLACH, NV | N4459P | Incident | substantial | The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while attempting a right slip, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. |
| Apr 13, 1997 | PLENTYWOOD, MT | N33976 | Incident | substantial |
the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident included: t…the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident included: the pilot's lack of recent experience in the tailwheel aircraft, his inadequate recurrent training, and rough/uneven terrain adjacent to the landing runway. |
| Mar 26, 1996 | PALMER, AK | N39966 | Incident | substantial | the pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing. |
| Jun 25, 1994 | PESHTIGO, WI | N26690 | Incident | substantial |
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the takeoff which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor related to the accident was the tall gra…the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the takeoff which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor related to the accident was the tall grass on the airstrip. |
| Jan 22, 1994 | SIDNEY, MT | N95900 | Incident | substantial | THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSSWIND RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. |
| Jan 17, 1994 | BURNS, OR | N95169 | Incident | substantial | THE STUDENT PILOT IN COMMAND'S APPLICATION OF EXCESSIVE BRAKING DURING THE LANDING ROLL. |
| Sep 18, 1993 | LAKE GEORGE, AK | N5029M | Incident | substantial | THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN. |
| Jun 04, 1993 | OZONA, TX | N96984 | Incident | substantial | THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CORRECTLY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH THE CROSSWIND. |
| May 28, 1993 | VANCOUVER, WA | N43387 | Incident | substantial | THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE CROSSWINDS, GUSTS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TAILWHEEL TYPE AIRCRAFT. |
| Apr 07, 1993 | PAWTUCKET, RI | N43645 | Incident | minor | THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE AND AVOID, RESULTING IN A GROUND COLLISION BETWEEN THEIR TWO AIRPLANES. |
| Feb 26, 1993 | BRAINERD, MN | N44109 | Incident | substantial | THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A BOUNCED, HARD LANDING AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. |
| Nov 14, 1992 | MARIPOSA, CA | N5187M | Incident | substantial |
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED MARGIN WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, AND, AFTER ENCOUNTERING A DOWN DRAFT, HIS FAILURE TO CORRECT THE…THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED MARGIN WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, AND, AFTER ENCOUNTERING A DOWN DRAFT, HIS FAILURE TO CORRECT THE RESULTING DESCENT RATE AND MAINTAIN A GLIDE PATH WHICH WOULD MAINTAIN OBSTACLE CLEARANCE. |
| Jul 16, 1992 | GOULD, AR | N949LR | Incident | substantial | THE AIRCRAFT CROSSWIND LANDING CAPABILITY WAS EXCEEDED. A FACTOR WAS THE THE GUSTING CROSSWIND. |
| Feb 08, 1992 | WEST JORDAN, UT | N50659 | Incident | substantial | THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. |
| Jan 18, 1992 | CHEHALIS, WA | N39298 | Incident | substantial |
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE POOR BRAKING CONDITIONS ON THE WE…THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE POOR BRAKING CONDITIONS ON THE WET GRASS STRIP. |
| Nov 27, 1991 | DECORAH, IA | N44061 | Incident | substantial |
INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE W…INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS, SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, AND SNOWBANKS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. |
| Sep 26, 1991 | SUNSET HILLS, MO | N96905 | Incident | substantial | A BLOCKED FUEL SYSTEM LINE AND INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE AIRPLANE BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. |
| Jun 05, 1991 | SPRING CREEK, NC | N96743 | Incident | substantial |
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS AND TERRAIN, WHICH RESULTED I…THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS AND TERRAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND, OBSTRUCTIONS, AND TERRAIN CONDITION. |
| Apr 26, 1991 | EVANSVILLE, WI | N61978 | Incident | substantial |
THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING, NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND WITHOUT SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. A…THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING, NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND WITHOUT SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WAS THE RUTTED RUNWAY SURFACE. |
| Jan 28, 1990 | ROXBURY, ME | N44068 | Incident | destroyed | PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE FAILED TO PLAN THE APPROACH FOR GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND IMPACTED TREES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. |
| Dec 01, 1989 | MILLBURY, OH | N43416 | Incident | substantial |
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY SECURE THE AIRCRAFT AND/OR ADEQUATELY BRIEF THE PASSENGER (STUDENT PILOT), AND INADVERTENT BUMPING OF THE THROTTLE BY…FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY SECURE THE AIRCRAFT AND/OR ADEQUATELY BRIEF THE PASSENGER (STUDENT PILOT), AND INADVERTENT BUMPING OF THE THROTTLE BY THE PASSENGER. |
| Aug 27, 1989 | LEONARDTOWN, MD | N24463 | Incident | substantial |
INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT BY NOT ASSURING THAT THE ACFT WAS PROPERLY SECURED, OR THAT SOMEONE WAS AT THE CONTROLS WHILE H…INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT BY NOT ASSURING THAT THE ACFT WAS PROPERLY SECURED, OR THAT SOMEONE WAS AT THE CONTROLS WHILE HE WAS HAND PROPPING THE ENGINE. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE THROTTLE CABLE. |
| Jul 01, 1989 | NEWPORT, ME | N43562 | Incident | substantial | THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SUPPLY WAS CONTAMINATED BY WATER AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT. |
| Jun 12, 1989 | LONGBRANCH, WA | N39976 | Incident | substantial |
THE POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION BY THE PILOT TO LAND ON WATER, DOWNWIND. HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL A…THE POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION BY THE PILOT TO LAND ON WATER, DOWNWIND. HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND NOSE OVER OF THE AIRPLANE. |