# Incident 20050423008449I: Tcraft BC12D, Petaluma, CA, April 23, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2005
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2578° N, 122.6053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PETALUMA MUNI (O69), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2578&lon=-122.6053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43689, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43689-2024-08-10) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050423008449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FAILED TO CONDUCT A COMPLETE PREFLIGHT, DID NOT CHECK FOR WATER IN THE FUEL. IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE. FUEL CONTAMINATION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT.

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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