# Accident 19801017057419A: Tcraft BC1265, Temple, TX, October 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1980, 19:10 local time
- Place: Temple, TX
- Airport: Little Elm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1241° N, 97.3150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Little Elm Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1241&lon=-97.3150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29790, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29790-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-65 (registry code 8850310, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC1265
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,748 total, 105 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801017057419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CLOGGED FUEL CELL STRAINER. MISMANAGED EMERGENCY LANDING. LANDED DOWNWIND, OVERSHOT AREA.

## 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 FTW81FRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG04), Oct 17, 1980: Taylorcraft BC12 (N29790), Temple, 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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