# Accident 19751101034999A: Tcraft BC12D, Wilkesboro, NC, November 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1975
- Place: Wilkesboro, NC
- Airport: Wilkesboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.1424° N, 81.1770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilkesboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1424&lon=-81.1770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44158, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44158) (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: 4,288 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76DKM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751101034999A

## Narrative

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

ACFT NOT EQPD WITH BRAKES ON R SIDE.TAILWHEEL STEERING SPRING ON L SIDE LOOSE.

## 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 IAD76DKM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM14), Nov 1, 1975: Taylorcraft BCL2-D (N44158), Wilkesboro, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44158 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870407063689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870407063689I), Apr 7, 1987: Tcraft BC12D (N44158), Mocksville, NC, Minor damage. Lost control during a crosswind landing. Aircraft flipped over. Crosswind near maximum for aircraft and pilot.

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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