# Accident 19810523027729A: Tcraft BC12D, Indian Trail, NC, May 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1981, 19:50 local time
- Place: Indian Trail, NC
- Airport: Goose Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1210° N, 80.5873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOOSE CREEK (28A), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1210&lon=-80.5873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44073, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44073-2013-05-09) (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: 250 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523027729A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT OVER AIRPORT AT 3000 FEET. UNABLE RESTART. UNDERSHOT RUNWA. AIRPLANE OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 ATL81FKM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKM11), May 23, 1981: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N44073), Indian Trail, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44073 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19791202048329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202048329I), Dec 2, 1979: Tcraft BC12D (N44073), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. Student on 2nd solo added power for takeoff. Veered left off runway, failed to make rudder correction, went over.

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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