# Accident 19850710030479A: Tcrafk DF65TCRAFT, Eklutna, AK, July 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Eklutna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4581° N, 149.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eklutna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4581&lon=-149.3622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47757, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47757-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DF-65 (registry code 8850416, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-df-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC176B series (registry code 27006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DF65TCRAFT
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 171 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850710030479A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING ON GRAVEL ROAD BROKE BOTH MAIN GEAR OFF.

## 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 ANC85LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA122), Jul 10, 1985: Taylorcraft DF-65 (N47757), Eklutna, AK, 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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