# Accident 19800902039409A: Tcraft BC12D, Seguin, TX, September 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Seguin, TX
- Airport: Nesbit
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5688° N, 97.9647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seguin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5688&lon=-97.9647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39279, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39279-2013-03-07) (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: 302 total, 28 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800902039409A

## Narrative

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

HIT WINDSHEAR FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM ON SHORT FINAL. IMPACTED RUNWAY WITH PROP AND MAIN GEAR.

## 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 FTW80DRG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG70), Sep 2, 1980: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39279), Seguin, TX, 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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