# Accident 19771001032989A: Tcraft BC1265, Aurora, CO, October 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1977
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Pasture
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36125, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36125-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (registry code 8850310, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC1265
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 209 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771001032989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PRACTICING EMERGENCY LANDINGS TO OPEN PASTURE.

## 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 DEN78FTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE01), Oct 1, 1977: Taylorcraft 12-65 (N36125), Aurora, CO, 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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