# Accident 19930803027479A: Tcraft BC12D, Tehachapi, CA, August 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1993, 17:30 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Airport: Mountain Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1200° N, 118.5101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1200&lon=-118.5101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95907, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95907-2021-01-30) (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 A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 615 total, 85 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930803027479A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED TRYING TO TURN BACK. IMPACTED NOSE FIRST FUEL SELECTOR ON OFF. OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 LAX93LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA313), Aug 4, 1993: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N95907), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CORRECTLY POSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED MARGIN ABOVE STALL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN…

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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