# Accident 19960323004899A: Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT, San Jose, CA, March 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1996
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36354, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36354) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960323004899A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTURE, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO PROP SEPARATION.

## 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 LAX96LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA142), Mar 23, 1996: Taylorcraft DC-65 (N36354), Fremont, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the in-flight separation of a portion of one wooden propeller blade due to undetected dry rot in the wood fibers.

## Other reports on N36354 (1)

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

- [Incident 19911020051829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911020051829I), Oct 20, 1991: Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT (N36354), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a touch and go landing. Veered right. Left wing struck runway

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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