# Accident 19731114038929A: Tcraft BC12D, Fairbury, NE, November 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1973
- Place: Fairbury, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.1447° N, 97.1765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbury, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1447&lon=-97.1765&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5041M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5041M-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,427 total, 235 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74AK023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731114038929A

## Narrative

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

HAD VENTURI-DRIVEN NEEDLE/BALL,NO ATT INDCR.SINGLE CABIN INTERIOR LIGHT PWRD BY AUTO BATTERY.

## 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 MKC74AK023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK023), Nov 14, 1973: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5041M), Fairbury, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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