# Accident 19900812033279A: Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT, Morgan Hill, CA, August 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1990, 11:34 local time
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1698° N, 121.6509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1698&lon=-121.6509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67755, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67755) (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 DC65TCRAFT
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,874 total, 184 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900812033279A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON LOCAL DUAL FLIGHT. ON LANDING WING STRUCK A TREE.

## 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 LAX90LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA285), Aug 12, 1990: Taylorcraft DC-65 (N67755), Morgan Hill, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N67755 (3)

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

- [Incident 19880518022579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880518022579I), May 18, 1988: Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT (N67755), San Jose, CA. A few hundred feet after takeoff aircraft made abrupt turn and landed due to a 400 RPM drop.
- [Incident 19851115064479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851115064479I), Nov 15, 1985: Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT (N67755), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Pilot applied excessive braking while taxiing into position for takeoff. Aircraft nosed up. Damaged cowl and prop.
- [Accident 19790424007099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790424007099A), Apr 24, 1979: Tcrafk DC65 (N67755), Santa Clara, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on landing, went into tall grass and nosed over.

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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