# Accident 19810707038759A: Tcraft BCS12D, Penn Yan, NY, July 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Penn Yan, NY
- Airport: Penn Yan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6371° N, 77.0529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Penn Yan Airport (PEO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6371&lon=-77.0529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5110M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5110M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BCS12D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 29 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FFJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707038759A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC81FFJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ17), Jul 7, 1981: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5110M), Penn Yan, NY, substantial damage

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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