# Accident 19760404010909A: Tcraft BL1265, Waynesburg, PA, April 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1976
- Place: Waynesburg, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.8983° N, 80.1855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8983&lon=-80.1855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36159, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36159) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BL12-65 (registry code 8850356, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BL1265
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 301 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404010909A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLT ENG DVLPD CARB ICE,CARB HEAT USED.SECOND ICING,CARB HEAT NOT EFFECTIVE:

## 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 NYC76FGM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM31), Apr 4, 1976: Taylorcraft BL-12 (N36159), Waynesburg, PA, 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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