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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BCS12D · Penn Yan, NY · July 7, 1981

Date
July 7, 1981 · 11:45 local
Place
Penn Yan, NY
Airport
Penn Yan
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5110M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FFJ17
Reported as
Tcraft BCS12D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
84 total29 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Leaking gas cap. Returned to land. Undershot runway. Struck drop-off at approach end.

As the FAA filed it

LEAKING GAS CAP. RETURNED TO LAND. UNDERSHOT RUNWAY. STRUCK DROP-OFF AT APPROACH END.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.