# Incident 19940504010099I: Tcraft BC12D1, Whitefish, MT, May 4, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1994, 20:10 local time
- Place: Whitefish, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4373° N, 114.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitefish, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4373&lon=-114.3468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43597, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43597-1998-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (registry code 8850320, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940504010099I

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER, FORCED LANDING IN WET MEADOW. FLIPPED OVER ON BACK. PILOT STATED FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N43597 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950812024009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812024009A), Aug 12, 1995: Tcraft BC12D1 (N43597), St Mary, MT, Destroyed. Encountered downdraft over mountain unable clear terrain. Elected land. Unable flare. Impacted. Flipped 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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