# Accident 19801013058259A: Tcraft BC12D, St Ignatius, MT, October 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: St Ignatius, MT
- Airport: St Ignatius
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3250° N, 114.0808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST IGNATIUS (52S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3250&lon=-114.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95518, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95518-2021-01-30) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA005-127891) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801013058259A

## Narrative

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

NON-RATED PILOT UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. STALLED AIRPLANE ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. UNAUTHORIZED MAINTENANCE ON AIRPLANE

## 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 DEN80FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA005-127891), Oct 13, 1980: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N95518), St.Ignatius, MT, substantial damage, 1 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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