# Accident 19800906041769A: Tcraft BC12D, Sedan, KS, September 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1980, 10:15 local time
- Place: Sedan, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1285° N, 96.1848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedan, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1285&lon=-96.1848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44149, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44149-2013-11-08) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 14 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800906041769A

## Narrative

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

IMPACT IN STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE ENGAGED IN CATTLE SEARCH. POSSIBLE STALL AT A LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 MKC80FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA053), Sep 6, 1980: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N44149), Sedan, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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