# Accident 19731117041129A: Tcraft BC12D, Skwentna, AK, November 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1973
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 61.9903° N, 151.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skwentna, AK, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9903&lon=-151.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96188, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96188-2013-03-20) (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: 600 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74FAG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAG81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731117041129A

## Narrative

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

LOOKING AT WILD GAME.

## 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 ANC74FAG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAG81), Nov 17, 1973: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96188), Skwentna, 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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