# Accident 19790327005549A: Tcraft BC12D1, Forestburg, TX, March 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Forestburg, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5332° N, 97.5567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forestburg, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5332&lon=-97.5567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44174, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44174-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (registry code 8850320, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 192 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790327005549A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO CARB ICE.AIRCRAFT HIT TREE ON DOWNWIND LANDING IN FIELD.FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW79FPD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD11), Mar 27, 1979: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N44174), Forestburg, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44174 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990202000989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990202000989A), Feb 2, 1999: Tcraft BC12D1 (N44174), Daingerfield, TX, Substantial damage. Acft went into a spin for unknown reasons while on a ferry flight. The pilot could not recover, and the acft crashed into some trees. Other circumstances are…

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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