# Accident 19800430011589A: Tcrafk DCO65, San Jose, CA, April 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1980, 13:09 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N50839, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50839) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 0 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVM27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800430011589A

## Narrative

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

GROUND-LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLL. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED.

## 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 LAX80DVM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVM27), Apr 30, 1980: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N50839), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N50839 (3)

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

- [Incident 20070810016149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070810016149I), Aug 10, 2007: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N50839), San Jose, CA, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated that on climbout (upwind leg) aircraft lost most of its power which resulted in an off field emergency landing on a local road.
- [Incident 20030813020159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030813020159I), Aug 13, 2003: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N50839), San Jose, CA. (-23) On August 13, 2003, at approximately 17:10 PDT a Taylorcraft N50839 made a forced landing in a field just short of runway 31L at Reid-Hillview airport in…
- [Incident 19900718036239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900718036239I), Jul 18, 1990: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N50839), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Propeller tip separated on takeoff roll. Aborted without incident.

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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