# Accident 19730510011269A: Tcraft BC12D, Allegan, MI, May 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1973
- Place: Allegan, MI
- Airport: Padgham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.5301° N, 85.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PADGHAM FLD (35D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5301&lon=-85.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96723, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96723-2020-05-02) (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 BC12D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73DEM59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730510011269A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 22K.TKOF LDG PRACTICE,RAN OFF RWY INTO SOFT MUDDY AREA.RECD WINDS PRIOR TO LDG.

## 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 CHI73DEM59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM59), May 10, 1973: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96723), Allegan, MI, 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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