# Accident 19770315006719A: Tcraft BC12D1, American Falls, ID, March 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1977
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.7828° N, 112.8542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of American Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7828&lon=-112.8542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44280, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44280-2012-08-10) (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: 3,000 total, 340 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770315006719A

## Narrative

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

HUNTING COYOTES.FLEW BELOW TOP OF RIDGE,UN TO CLIMB.CONTD INTO CANYON,UNABLE TO TURN ARND.

## 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 SEA77DYA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA13), Mar 15, 1977: Taylorcraft BC12D (N44280), American Falls, ID, 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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