# NTSB Accident CHI96LA069
> **TAYLORCRAFT BC-12** · 1995-12-29 · WINNER, SD, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA069
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04986
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-12-29
- **Location:** WINNER, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.370124, -99.84906
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TAYLORCRAFT
- **Model:** BC-12
- **Registration:** N39244
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff. A factor was the pilot's diversion of his attention to a perceived engine problem.

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