# Accident 19780602013879A: Tcrafk DF65, San Jose, CA, June 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1978
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48832, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48832) (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: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVM30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602013879A

## 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 OAK78DVM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVM30), Jun 2, 1978: Taylorcraft DC-065 (N48832), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48832 (5)

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

- [Incident 19980401010829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980401010829I), Apr 1, 1998: N48832, San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: upon landing, aircraft N48832 experienced a failure of the right main gear shock cord, causing the right main gear to collapse and the aircraft to…
- [Incident 19920605018359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920605018359I), Jun 5, 1992: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N48832), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on crosswind landing. Veered off runway. Struck VASI light.
- [Incident 19920313008389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920313008389I), Mar 13, 1992: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N48832), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Porpoised several times and departed runway into unconditioned terrain.
- [Incident 19860915050539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860915050539I), Sep 15, 1986: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N48832), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Rudder cable broke from overstress. Aircraft ground looped collapsing the right main gear.
- [Incident 19780325010381I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325010381I), Mar 25, 1978: Kuhlow DCO65TCRAFT (N48832), San Jose, CA. Taxied back from run-up area, hit another airplane taxiing opposite direction. Tower had them on different freqs.

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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