# Accident 19730613025899A: Tcraft BC12D, Menomonie, WI, June 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1973
- Place: Menomonie, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.8892° N, 91.9098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Menomonie, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8892&lon=-91.9098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96584, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96584-2018-03-23) (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: 3,200 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FER08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FER08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730613025899A

## Narrative

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

INFLT ABT 2HR.BOTH WING TANKS CONT FUEL,VALVES OFF.MAIN TANK EMPTY FUEL VALVE ON.

## 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 CHI73FER08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FER08), Jun 13, 1973: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96584), Menomonie, WI, 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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