# NTSB Accident NYC98LA143
> **Taylorcraft BL-65** · 1998-07-14 · BEDFORD, PA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA143
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10677
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-14
- **Location:** BEDFORD, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.009559, -78.499366
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Taylorcraft
- **Model:** BL-65
- **Registration:** N27616
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection in which he  failed to secure the oil filler cap, and his misjudgment of distance and altitude from the runway.

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