# Accident 19860510016779A: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT, Plainwell, MI, May 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1986, 11:40 local time
- Place: Plainwell, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4392° N, 85.6392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4392&lon=-85.6392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48102, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DC-65 (registry code 8850402, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dc-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 DCO65TCRAFT
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 263 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860510016779A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, CHANGED HIS MIND AND CONTINUED. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED INTO TREES. SHORT SOD RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI86LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA139), May 10, 1986: Taylorcraft DC-65 (N48102), Plainwell, MI, 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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