# Incident 19801112079539I: Tcrafk L2, Palo Alto, CA, November 12, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1980, 12:15 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48101, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48101-1991-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK L2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801112079539I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HOLDING IN LINE FOR TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE CREPT FORWARD, HIT THE AIRPLANE AHEAD.

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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