# Accident 19780114000499A: Tcraft BC12D, Othello, WA, January 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1978
- Place: Othello, WA
- Airport: Kent Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 46.8735° N, 119.1300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kent Farms Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8735&lon=-119.1300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43271, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43271) (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: 75 total, 46 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780114000499A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINES ON FINAL APPROACH .

## 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 SEA78FYP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP09), Jan 14, 1978: Taylorcraft BC12D (N43271), Othello, WA, 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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