# NTSB Accident NYC92LA066
> **TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D** · 1992-02-23 · GIBSON ISLAND, MD, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC92LA066
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14176
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-02-23
- **Location:** GIBSON ISLAND, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.070484, -76.4207
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TAYLORCRAFT
- **Model:** BC-12D
- **Registration:** N96023
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE WITH WATER, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH WATER.  CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DESCEND WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN.

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