No fatalities
22 Mar 2025: TAYLORCRAFT BC12 D — Bauer Power LLC — Russellville, AR
On 22 Mar 2025, a TAYLORCRAFT BC12 D operated by Bauer Power LLC was involved in an aviation accident near Russellville, AR. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The failure of the U.S. Army helicopter pilots to yield the right-of-way to the landing airplane, which resulted in the airplane encountering wake turbulence emitted from the three departing U.S. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The failure of the U.S. Army helicopter pilots to yield the right-of-way to the landing airplane, which resulted in the airplane encountering wake turbulence emitted from the three departing U.S. Army helicopters, a subsequent loss of directional control, and a runway excursion.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
PilotAttain/maintain not possibleEffect on equipmentContributed to outcomeAbility to respond/compensatePilot of other aircraft