# Accident 19780225003669A: Tcraft BL65, Hartford, WI, February 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1978
- Place: Hartford, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.3225° N, 88.3777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3225&lon=-88.3777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29504, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BL-65 (registry code 8850350, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BL65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,430 total, 21 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEP19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780225003669A

## Narrative

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

CARB AIR INLET FILTER HAD ICE & SNOW ON IT.

## 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 CHI78FEP19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP19), Feb 25, 1978: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N29504), Hartford, WI, 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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