# Accident 19780418007839A: Tcraft BC12D, Fresno, CA, April 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1978
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39962, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39962) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780418007839A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STOLEN. TWO SUSPECTS ARREST & BELIEVED TO HAVE FLOWN THECRAFT.

## 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 OAK78FVA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA37), Apr 18, 1978: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39962), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39962 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030713017899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030713017899I), Jul 13, 2003: Tcraft BC12D (N39962), Arlington, WA. (-23) Pilot stated that while taxiing the aircraft from the grass area to the taxiway he was looking to the left and the right sides of the aircraft when he…

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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