# Accident 19790418008339A: Tcraft BC12D, Waterville, ME, April 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1979, 17:01 local time
- Place: Waterville, ME
- Airport: Waterville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5333° N, 69.6755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERVILLE RGNL (WVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5333&lon=-69.6755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43937, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43937) (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: 263 total, 261 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418008339A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE VEERED OFF RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL. EVIDENCE INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL OF ACFT.

## 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 NYC79FNC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC24), Apr 18, 1979: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N43937), Waterville, ME, 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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