# Accident 19751005031969A: Tcraft BCS12D1, Avalon, CA, October 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1975
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.3440° N, 118.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avalon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3440&lon=-118.3214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29588, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29588-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BL-65 (registry code 8850350, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BCS12D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 350 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751005031969A

## Narrative

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

SANK IN OCEAN.

## 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 LAX76FUA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA12), Oct 5, 1975: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N29588), Avalon, CA, destroyed

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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