# Accident 19931016039439A: Tcraft BC12D, Yuma, AZ, October 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1993, 10:50 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6800° N, 114.6610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6800&lon=-114.6610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94981, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94981-1999-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 491 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931016039439A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM ON CLIMBOUT BEGAN TURN BACK TO AIRPORT. STALLED. CARBURETOR CORRODED. DIRT IN FLOAT BOWL.

## 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 LAX94LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA015), Oct 16, 1993: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N94981), Yuma, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain adequate airspeed and subsequent inadvertent stall while maneuvering the airplane. Contamination of the fuel in the carburetor that produced a partial…

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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