Taylorcraft BC12-D N5486M
21 August 1993 · Custer Park, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1993 at about 13:25 local time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D registered N5486M was involved in an accident near Custer Park, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Custer Park, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Underwood Farm (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 41.2896, -88.1505
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Registration
- N5486M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Lincoln
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA333
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
FUEL CONTAMINATION OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, THAT RESULTED IN FUEL SYSTEM BLOCKAGE AND FUEL STARVATION. A RELATED FACTOR WAS: HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER CLIMBING APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET ABOVE TAKEOFF ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SPIN TO A FIELD BENEATH THE AIRPLANE RATHER THAN COLLIDE WITH OBSTACLES ON RUNWAY HEADING. FOREIGN MATERIAL IDENTIFIED AS POLYSTYRENE OBSTRUCTED THE FUEL PASSAGE FROM THE FUSELAGE TANK TO THE CARBURETOR. THE SOURCE OF THE MATERIAL WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft BC12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1993 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Ozona, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1993 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Brainerd, Minnesota, United States | Kenneth J. Kobs | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1993 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Puget Bay, Alaska, United States | Legler, Michael D. | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1993 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Shoshoni, Wyoming, United States | Neil, William, C. | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1993 | Taylorcraft BC12-65 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Raymond A. Walsh | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Oct 1993 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Yuma, Arizona, United States | James W. Wardell | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-34-200T | New Lenox, Illinois, United States | Raymond M. Dolan | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1993 | Walter D Courtney COURTNEY TWO | Canton, Illinois, United States | Walter D. Courtney | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1993 | Lanceair 235M | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Nappi, Tito C. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1993 | De Havilland DHC-8-311 | Savoy, Illinois, United States | Air Wisconsin, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1993 | Fokker 100 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1993 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Moline, Illinois, United States | Trans States Airlines | No injuries | - |