# Accident 19730811027649A: Tcraft BC1265, Kena, AK, August 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1973
- Place: Kena, AK
- Airport: Bear Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N29705, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (registry code 8850310, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC1265
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 65 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730811027649A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 ANC74DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG22), Aug 11, 1973: Taylorcraft BC12-S (N29705), Kena, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N29705 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850807037069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850807037069A), Aug 7, 1985: Tcraft BC1265 (N29705), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Instructor gave student a simulated forced landing on climbout. Student stalled floatplane turning back to the lake.

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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