# Accident 19740203001729A: Tcraft BC12D, Montpelier, ID, February 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1974
- Place: Montpelier, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.3260° N, 111.2988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3260&lon=-111.2988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39916, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39916) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 225 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740203001729A

## Narrative

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

SOFT DEEP SNOW.

## 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 SEA74DYA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA20), Feb 3, 1974: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39916), Montpelier, MT, 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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