# NTSB Accident CEN15CA356
> **TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D** · 2015-08-12 · Pearland, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15CA356
- **Event ID:** 20150812X65808
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-08-12
- **Location:** Pearland, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.521389, -95.242225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TAYLORCRAFT
- **Model:** BC12-D
- **Registration:** N95592
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot inadvertently shut off the fuel valve while on the downwind leg, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing short of the runway.

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