# Accident 20000110010569A: Taylorcraft DCO-65, Pottsboro, TX, January 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2000, 16:00 local time
- Place: Pottsboro, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6091° N, 96.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6091&lon=-96.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48634, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48634) (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)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000110010569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF FROM GRASS RUNWAY AFTER PREFLIGHTING AIRPLANE. ENGINE QUIT ON CROSSWIND LEG AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL.  PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND MADE ADUESTMENTS IN THE THROTTLE SETTING TO NO AVAIL, THEN SET UP FOR A LANDING IN THE ONLY FIELD AVAILABLE.  AIRCRAFT LANDED AND HIT A BUMP IN THE TERRIAN CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE WINDMILLING AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A TREE SHEARING OFF ABOUT FOOT OF THE WINGTIP.  RIGHT WING WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED BY BRUSH.

## 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 FTW00LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA061), Jan 10, 2000: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N48634), Sherman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A jammed carburetor needle which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent hard forced landing after takeoff. Contributing factors were the fence, trees, and pilot's maneuver to avoid these…

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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