# NTSB Accident NYC95LA131
> **TAYLORCRAFT BC-12** · 1995-06-01 · GENESEO, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC95LA131
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03794
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-06-01
- **Location:** GENESEO, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.790824, -77.810249
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TAYLORCRAFT
- **Model:** BC-12
- **Registration:** N43705
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect water-contaminated fuel which resulted in the loss of engine power.  Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in the inadvertent stall/spin and collision with the terrain.

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