# Accident 19910901037359A: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT, Calhoun, GA, September 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Calhoun, GA
- Airport: Mercer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4910° N, 84.9397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4910&lon=-84.9397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43LT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43LT-2013-04-02) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 3 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910901037359A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST LIFTED OFF BUT FAILED TO KEEP RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND LEFT WING STRUCK TREES.

## 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 ATL91LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA167), Sep 1, 1991: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N43LT), Calhoun, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT. FACTOR(S) IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AT TOUCHDOWN, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS…

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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