# Incident 19870817067599I: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT, Granger, IN, August 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Granger, IN
- Airport: Foos Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7501° N, 86.0879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FOOS FLD (IN82), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7501&lon=-86.0879&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57502, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57502-2018-02-16) (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 DCO65TCRAFT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,157 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870817067599I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK PINE TREES NEXT TO RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT NEAR GROSS WEIGHT, DENSITY ALTITUDE ARE FACTOR.

## Other reports on N57502 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880605017999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605017999A), Jun 5, 1988: Tcrafk L2TCRAFT (N57502), Three Rivers, MI, Substantial damage. Early lift off and attempt to force plane to climb resulted in stall and crash. Neither pilot was skilled in type.

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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