# Accident 19750505010221A: Tcraft BC12D, Montpelier, VT, May 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1975
- Place: Montpelier, VT
- Airport: Edward F Knapp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.2664° N, 72.5715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2664&lon=-72.5715&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5210M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5210M) (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: 659 total, 1 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DNC31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750505010221A

## Narrative

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

NO BRAKES ON R SIDE.STRUCK N2831L PARKED ON TAXIWAY PERFORMING ENG RUNUP.SUBSTANTIAL DMG.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2831L, Cessna 172H: [Accident 19750505010222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750505010222A)

## 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 NYC75DNC31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC31), May 5, 1975: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5210M), Montpelier, VT, 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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