# Accident 19810702038169A: Tcraft BC12D85, Durham, NH, July 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1981, 20:57 local time
- Place: Durham, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1428° N, 70.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durham, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1428&lon=-70.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27486, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27486-1982-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC-65 (registry code 8850306, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D85
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702038169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING RADAR VECTORS ON SECOND APPROACH TO PEASE AFB IN IMC.

## 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 NYC81FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA071), Jul 2, 1981: Taylorcraft BC-85 (N27486), Durham, NH, destroyed, 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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