# Accident 19770214003139A: Tcraft BC12D1, Fremont Ca, CA, February 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1977
- Place: Fremont Ca, CA
- Airport: Fremont
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N44451, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (registry code 8850320, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 5 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770214003139A

## Narrative

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

R HEEL BRAKE CABLE FAILED.HIT C-172,N79593,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 OAK77DVD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD17), Feb 14, 1977: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N44451), Fremont, CA, 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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