# NTSB Accident LAX94LA015
> **TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D** · 1993-10-16 · YUMA, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94LA015
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13592
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-10-16
- **Location:** YUMA, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.680027, -114.660995
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TAYLORCRAFT
- **Model:** BC12-D
- **Registration:** N94981
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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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