# NTSB OAK78DXQ40: Taylorcraft BC-12D, N43319, Honey Lake, CA, July 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1978
- Place: Honey Lake, CA · HONEY LAKE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DXQ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1911  78/7/29    HONEY LAKE,CA       TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 428
        TIME - 0800                    N43319              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HERLONG,CA                  HONEY LAKE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- DURG LOW ALT FLT,WING HIT WATER DURG EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION WITH BIRDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43319](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43319), registered now, S/N 6978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780729021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780729021459A), Jul 29, 1978: Tcraft BC12D, Honey Lake, CA, Substantial damage. Durg low alt flt,wing hit water durg evasive maneuver to avoid coion with birds.

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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