# Accident 19740609016739A: Tcrafk DCO65, Viola, ID, June 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1974
- Place: Viola, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 46.8389° N, 117.0188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Viola, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8389&lon=-117.0188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50838, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50838-1974-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DCO65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 200 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74AS048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609016739A

## Narrative

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

STEEP TURN MANEUVERS AT LOW ALT.

## 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 SEA74AS048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS048), Jun 9, 1974: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N50838), Viola, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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