# Incident 19780626034739I: Tcraft BC1265, Marion, SD, June 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1978, 19:20 local time
- Place: Marion, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4236° N, 97.2605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4236&lon=-97.2605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34066, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34066) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (registry code 8850310, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC1265
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 16 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626034739I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON NEWLY PURCHASED AIRPLANE DUE TO WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. HAD BEEN STORED OUTSIDE.

## Other reports on N34066 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980405005909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980405005909A), Apr 5, 1998: Tcraft BC1265 (N34066), Vermlillion, SD, Substantial damage. Landed on sod along runway due crosswind. Wind got under tail. Tcraft nosed over. Type easily flipped by tailwind. (.4)the pilot landed the airplane on runway…

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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