# NTSB Accident SEA97LA090
> **Taylorcraft BC12-65** · 1997-04-13 · PLENTYWOOD, MT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA090
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07830
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-13
- **Location:** PLENTYWOOD, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.720844, -104.569419
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Taylorcraft
- **Model:** BC12-65
- **Registration:** N33976
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

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.

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