# Accident 19770605014779A: Tcrafk DCO65, Salina, KS, June 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1977
- Place: Salina, KS
- Airport: Silver Plane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.8107° N, 97.6146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salina, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8107&lon=-97.6146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50373, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50373-2023-09-16) (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
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,386 total, 12 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770605014779A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC77FCQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ40), Jun 5, 1977: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N50373), Salina, KS, 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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