# Accident 19770905034159A: Tcraft BC1265, Oval, PA, September 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1977
- Place: Oval, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.1522° N, 77.1745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oval, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1522&lon=-77.1745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36128, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36128-1977-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (registry code 8850310, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC1265
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 13 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905034159A

## Narrative

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

WHEN PLT SELECTED CARB HEAT HE INADVERTANTLY SHUT OFF THE FUEL.AD51-9-3 REQUIRED DEVICE NOT FOUND.

## 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 NYC77FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA095), Sep 5, 1977: Taylorcraft BC1265 (N36128), Oval, PA, substantial damage, 2 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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