# Incident 19890406016349I: Tcraft BC12D, Punxsutawney, PA, April 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Punxsutawney, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9437° N, 78.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punxsutawney, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9437&lon=-78.9748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5188M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5188M) (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 BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 932 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890406016349I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFF. LANDED IN FIELD. CORROSION IN FLOAT BOWL ASSEMBLY. CLOGGED METERING JET.

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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