Taylorcraft BC12-D accident near Yuma, AZ
On October 16, 1993, a Taylorcraft BC12-D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yuma, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 16, 1993
- Place
- Yuma, AZ
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.680°N, 114.661°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13592
NTSB summary
On October 16, 1993, at 1050 hours mountain standard time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D, N94981, crashed after takeoff from the Yuma International Airport, Yuma, Arizona. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross country personal flight to Tucson, Arizona, when the accident occurred. The airplane, owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed by impact. The certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. About 1045 hours, the pilot was cleared to taxi for takeoff by the Yuma Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) ground controller. At 1048:30 hours, the pilot was cleared for an intersection takeoff on runway 26 by the local controller. At 1049:57 hours, the pilot stated, "Niner eight one, I'm gonna have to return back for landing, I'm having RPM problems, I'm returning back." At 1050 hours, witnesses heard the engine sputtering and observed the airplane begin a left turn to return to the airport. During the maneuver, the airplane suddenly descended in a near vertical nose-down attitude from about 120 feet above ground level (agl). The airplane came to rest in a parking lot about 7/10 of a mile from the airport. The pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating. The pilot also held a mechanic's certificate with airframe and powerplant ratings. The most recent third class medical certificate was issued to the pilot on June 23, 1993, and contained the limitation that the pilot must wear correcting lenses for near and distant vision. According to the pilot's log
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 power loss was a factor in the accident.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
