- Date
- September 26, 1991, 07:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Sunset Hills, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N96905Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910926043179A
- Case key
- 15189
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Probable cause
A blocked fuel system line and inadequate maintenance of the airplane by other maintenance personnel.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported a complete loss of engine power shortly after takeoff. He was unable to restart the engine, and made a forced landing in a parking lot, striking two parked and unoccupied cars. Examination of the fuel system disclosed a fuel line clogged with a material believed to be gasket sealant. The blocked line prevented fuel from flowing to the carburetor. The pilot recently purchased the airplane and could offer no explanation for the presence of foreign material in the fuel line.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96905
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9205
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bryan H. Strait
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- 3WE · Fenton, MO
- Destination
- GO6 · Greenville, IL
- Airport
- Unk
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 141 total · 13 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUS, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.