# Accident 19760612018949A: Tcrafk DF65, Cypress Garden, FL, June 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1976
- Place: Cypress Garden, FL
- Airport: Cypress Gardens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N45310, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45310) (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 DF65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DLD62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760612018949A

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED WITH REAR SEAT CONTROL STICK SECURED WITH SAFETY BELT

## 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 MIA76DLD62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD62), Jun 12, 1976: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N45310), Cypress Garden, FL, 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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