# Accident 19950819025659A: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT, Abilene, TX, August 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1995, 09:02 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Elmdale Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4494° N, 99.7293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4494&lon=-99.7293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57527, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57527) (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 C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 37 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950819025659A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS. ENGINE FAILED RESPOND. PULLED UP OVER WIRES. DESCENDED ONTO BUILDING. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 FTW95LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA351), Aug 19, 1995: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N57527), Abilene, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL AS RESULT OF AN ABRUPT MANEUVER. A FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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