# Accident 19770330007749A: Tcraft BC12D, Nakina, NC, March 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1977
- Place: Nakina, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 34.1346° N, 78.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nakina, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1346&lon=-78.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43210, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43210) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 36 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FLJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770330007749A

## Narrative

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

HOOKED WG TIP

## 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 IAD77FLJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ10), Mar 30, 1977: Taylorcraft BC12D (N43210), Nakina, 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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