# Accident 19940715020249A: Tcraft 15A, Dobson, NC, July 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dobson, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3944° N, 80.7203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3944&lon=-80.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70BL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft 15A (registry code 8850702, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-15a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT 15A
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940715020249A

## Narrative

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

TRUCK ON SERVICE ROAD THAT CROSSED RUNWAY STOPPED ON STRIP. PILOT ON TAKEOFF TRIED AVOID BUT WING STRUCK TRUCK.

## 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 ATL94LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA139), Jul 15, 1994: Taylorcraft 15A (N70BL), Dobson, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S FAILURE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF A RUNWAY IN USE.

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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