# NTSB FTW81FRG04: Taylorcraft BC12, N29790, Temple, TX, October 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1980
- Place: Temple, TX · TEMPLE, TX
- Location: 31.0982° N, 97.3428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temple, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0982&lon=-97.3428&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2768  80/10/17   TEMPLE,TX           TAYLORCRAFT BC12    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1748
        TIME - 1910                    N29790              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE ELM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GEORGETOWN,TX               TEMPLE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LOST ENG PWR AFTER TURNING TO X-WND.MADE FORCED LNDG ON NEAREST RWY.FUEL TNK FINGER SCREEN CLOGGED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29790](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29790-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 2638, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (registry code 8850310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Little Elm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801017057419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801017057419A), Oct 17, 1980: Tcraft BC1265, Temple, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to clogged fuel cell strainer. Mismanaged emergency landing. Landed downwind, overshot area.

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.

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