# Accident 19780423011969A: Tcraft BL65, Redding, CA, April 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1978
- Place: Redding, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20429, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20429-2014-09-10) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 11 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780423011969A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK78DVG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG31), Apr 23, 1978: Taylorcraft BL65 (N20429), Redding, CA, 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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