# Accident 19730819027709A: Tcraft BCS1265, Palmer, AK, August 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1973
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34068, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34068) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BCS12-65 (registry code 8850314, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bcs12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BCS1265
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 51 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730819027709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID ACFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO LEFT RUDDER.NO MALF FOUND,REMOTE 1300FT STRIP,TREES ADJ.

## 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 ANC74DAG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG23), Aug 19, 1973: Taylorcraft BCS12 (N34068), Palmer, AK, 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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