Radiocarbon dating can be quite accurate, and the techniques improve yearly.
However, before accepting a radiocarbon date, one should understand how the technique works, its limitations, and its assumptions. One limitation is that the radiocarbon technique only dates material that was once part of an animal or plant. To understand the other capabilities and limitations of radiocarbon dating, we must first understand how it works and consider the flood. Most carbon atoms weigh 12 atomic mass units. However, about one in a trillion carbon atoms weighs 14 atomic units.