# NTSB Accident ERA22LA258
> **TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D1** · 2022-06-03 · Pittsboro, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22LA258
- **Event ID:** 20220606105186
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-06-03
- **Location:** Pittsboro, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.690483, -79.25653
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** TAYLORCRAFT
- **Model:** BC12-D1
- **Registration:** N44374
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot, and flight instructor’s, inadequate preflight inspection, during which they failed to detect water contamination in the fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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