# NTSB SEA94LA007: Taylorcraft BC12-D, N44492, Shoshoni, WY, October 3, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 3, 1993, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Shoshoni, WY - Coordinates: 43.229858, -108.100761 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2299&lon=-108.1008&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report September 30, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 41833 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA94LA007 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41833/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA007 ## Probable cause FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause) - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with object, descent - emergency - object - wire,transmission - Nose over, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING DURING WHICH THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A POWER LINE AND NOSED OVER. HE REPORTED THE TEMPERATURE AS 70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY WHO ARRIVED ON SITE SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT INTERVIEWED THE PILOT AFTER OBSERVING NO FUEL LEAKING FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND NO ODOR OF FUEL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE DEPUTY THAT HE 'DUMPED' THE FUEL IN ANTICIPATION OF THE FORCED LANDING. THE TAYLORCRAFT AIRCRAFT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANY FUEL DUMP SYSTEM. ## Factual narrative On October 3, 1993, at approximately 1400 hours mountain daylight time (MDT), a Taylorcraft BC12-D, N44492, registered to and being flown by William C. Neil, a certificated private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it collided with a power line and terrain during a forced landing following a power loss southwest of Shoshoni, Wyoming. The pilot and his wife sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal in nature, was to have been operated in accordance with the requirements set forth in 14CFR91 and originated from Riverton, Wyoming. The pilot reported that "while en route from Boysen Lake to Riverton Regional Airport via the Wind River at approx(imately) 800' above ground level the aircraft lost power - carburetor ice - and I prepared to land along (the) river bank - I struck an unmarked power line - continued the descent - landed - and the aircraft flipped over onto its top" (refer to CHART I). Additionally, the pilot reported that there was no wind at the time of the accident and that the temperature was 70 degrees Fahrenheit. At 1402 hours the Fremont County Sheriff's Department Dispatch received a telephonic notification of an aircraft accident. Sergeant Ed Miller responded to the site and observed the aircraft at rest in an inverted attitude. Sergeant Miller reported that "When I approached the aircraft I noticed that there was no fuel spilled or leakage of fuel from the aircraft. I asked the pilot why there was no fuel around or leaking from the aircraft and he advised me that he "dumped" the fuel as he knew that he would have to put the aircraft down and this was why there was no fuel around or leaking from the aircraft" (refer to attached Sheriff's Report). The Taylorcraft BC12-D aircraft is equipped with two fuel tanks, a main tank (13 gallons capacity) and a wing tank (6 gallon capacity). The aircraft is not equipped with any fuel dump system. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N44492](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44492), registered now, S/N 10292, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D - Registry model: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 10292 - Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Neil, William, C. - Registered owner: Neil, William C & Dorothy A. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: RIW, RIVERTON, WY ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 1,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 1,500 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 90 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19931003052389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003052389A), Oct 3, 1993: Tcraft BC12D, Shoshoni, WY, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route low altitude. Struck wires on forced landing. Flipped over. No fuel at scene. From the NTSB's public API. 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