# Accident 19731215039029A: Tcraft BC12D, Owosso, MI, December 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1973
- Place: Owosso, MI
- Airport: Owosso
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.9953° N, 84.1758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owosso, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9953&lon=-84.1758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5123M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5123M) (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: 54 total, 44 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEC22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731215039029A

## Narrative

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

PLT NOTICED ANOTHER ACFT LDG IN OTR DIRECTN.

## 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 CHI74DEC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEC22), Dec 15, 1973: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5123M), Owosso, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5123M (2)

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

- [Incident 19860726055209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726055209I), Jul 26, 1986: Tcraft BC12D (N5123M), Charlotte, MI, Minor damage. Stalled aircraft on final. Landed short of runway near his home.
- [Incident 19820906054149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906054149I), Sep 6, 1982: Tcraft BC12D (N5123M), Eaton Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a high speed taxi test. Sheered off gear on an electric junction box.

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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