# Accident 19771204039769A: Tcraft BC12D85, Mercer, ME, December 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1977
- Place: Mercer, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.6781° N, 69.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mercer, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6781&lon=-69.9364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6607N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6607N-1982-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12D-85 (registry code 8850322, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12d-85) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D85
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771204039769A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PLT LEFT SEAT, PRIVATE PILOT RIGHT SEAT.OPEN FIELD NEAR.

## 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 NYC78FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA012), Dec 4, 1977: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N6607N), Mercer, ME, destroyed, 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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