# Accident 19740407007339A: Tcrafk DCO65, Fishtail, MT, April 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1974
- Place: Fishtail, MT
- Airport: Rickman Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 45.4481° N, 109.5084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fishtail, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4481&lon=-109.5084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53762, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53762-2012-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DCO65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 37 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FTA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740407007339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT HAD TO AVOID FENCE-WG HIT GRND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA74FTA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTA22), Apr 7, 1974: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N53762), Fishtail, MT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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