# Accident 19760604013789A: Tcraft BC12D, Stokesdale, NC, June 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1976
- Place: Stokesdale, NC
- Airport: Bill Sharon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 36.2215° N, 79.9770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stokesdale, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2215&lon=-79.9770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43950, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43950-1978-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FKM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760604013789A

## Narrative

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

SPARK PLUGS HVY SOOT CVRD.BOTTOM PLUGS CONTAINED LEAD & CARBON DEPOSITS.MYSTERY OIL ADDED TO FUEL.

## 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 IAD76FKM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKM34), Jun 4, 1976: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43950), Stokesdale, NC, 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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