# Accident 19771205036269A: Tcraft BC12D1, Trinidad, TX, December 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1977
- Place: Trinidad, TX
- Airport: Trinidad Tp&L
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.1600° N, 96.1095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trinidad, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1600&lon=-96.1095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44422, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44422-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (registry code 8850320, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 31 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771205036269A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 25KTS.

## 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 FTW78DPA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPA05), Dec 5, 1977: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N44422), Trinidad, TX, 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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