# Accident 19751115036789A: Tcraft BC12D, Aurora, CO, November 15, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1975
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Columbine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44079, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44079-2017-10-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 23 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FTE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751115036789A

## Narrative

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

SHORT FIELD TAKFOFF.ACFT BOUNCED,SETTLED.AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 DEN76FTE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE41), Nov 15, 1975: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N44079), Aurora, CO, 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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