# Accident 19770729022849A: Tcraft BC12D, Sciota, PA, July 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1977
- Place: Sciota, PA
- Airport: Pegasus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 40.9295° N, 75.3160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sciota, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9295&lon=-75.3160&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43805, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43805-2012-06-27) (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: 206 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770729022849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING INTENTIONAL SPINS AND FAILED TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACTING WITH GROUND.

## 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 NYC77FHA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA30), Jul 29, 1977: Taylorcraft BC12D (N43805), Sciota, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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