# Accident 19740317010899A: Tcraft BC12D, Midland, TX, March 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1974
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Bates Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43347, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43347-1976-10-13) (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: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DQG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740317010899A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW74DQG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG46), Mar 17, 1974: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43347), Midland, TX, 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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