# NTSB SEA77DYA13: Taylorcraft BC12D, N44280, American Falls, ID, March 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1977
- Place: American Falls, ID · AMERICAN FALLS, ID
- Location: 42.7828° N, 112.8542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of American Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7828&lon=-112.8542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0950  77/3/15  NR.AMERICAN FALLS,ID  TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 3000
        TIME - 0900                    N44280              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLACKFOOT,ID                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        REMARKS- HUNTING COYOTES.FLEW BELOW TOP OF RIDGE,UN TO CLIMB.CONTD INTO CANYON,UNABLE TO TURN ARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44280](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44280-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N 10080, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12D
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (registry code 8850320) (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

## 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 19770315006719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770315006719A), Mar 15, 1977: Tcraft BC12D1, American Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Hunting coyotes. Flew below top of ridge,un to climb. Contd into canyon,unable to turn arnd.

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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