# Accident 19850807037069A: Tcraft BC1265, Wasilla, AK, August 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1985, 11:45 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Seymour Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6135° N, 149.6656° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEYMOUR LAKE (3A3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6135&lon=-149.6656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29705, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29705) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 68 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850807037069A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR GAVE STUDENT A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING ON CLIMBOUT.STUDENT STALLED FLOATPLANE TURNING BACK TO THE LAKE.

## 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 ANC85LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA150), Aug 7, 1985: Taylorcraft BC12D (N29705), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N29705 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730811027649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730811027649A), Aug 11, 1973: Tcraft BC1265 (N29705), Kena, AK, 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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