# Accident 19771015030629A: Tcrafk DCO65, Finleyville, PA, October 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1977
- Place: Finleyville, PA
- Airport: Finleyville Airpk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.2528° N, 80.0020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Finleyville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2528&lon=-80.0020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47282, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47282-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DCO65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771015030629A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 26 KTS, CALM ON TKOF.

## 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 NYC78FGM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM04), Oct 15, 1977: Taylorcraft L-2M (N47282), Finleyville, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N47282 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970621047329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970621047329A), Jun 21, 1997: N47282, Southcharleston, WV, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot lost control of aircraft after touching down from a slip. Aircraft departed runway and struck hangar posts.
- [Incident 19880723040989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880723040989I), Jul 23, 1988: Tcrafk L2MTCRAFT (N47282), Stockport, OH. Recovering from a practice stall part of overhead plexiglass dislodged. Unable to maintain altitude. Forced landing

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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