# Accident 19730113002289A: Tcraft BCS12D1, Blue Earth, MN, January 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1973
- Place: Blue Earth, MN
- Airport: Blue Earth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.5954° N, 94.0929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE EARTH MUNI (SBU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5954&lon=-94.0929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43478, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43478) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BCS12D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 360 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FER35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730113002289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRG ATMPT TO AVOID TREES ACFT ENTRD HI SINK RATE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC73FER35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER35), Jan 13, 1973: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43478), Blue Earth, MN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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