# Accident 19800704023819A: Tcraft BC12D, Liverpool, NY, July 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1980, 19:10 local time
- Place: Liverpool, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1056° N, 76.2097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liverpool, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1056&lon=-76.2097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43242, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43242) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 932 total, 851 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FFJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704023819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE FIELD. HE TRIED TO ABORT, BUT DECIDED TO LAND & HIT TREES AT END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC80FFJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ12), Jul 4, 1980: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43242), Liverpool, NY, 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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