# Accident 20010617020269A: Taylorcraft DCO-65, Kenosha, WI, June 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2001, 16:14 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Kenosha Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6195° N, 87.8297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6195&lon=-87.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46215, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46215) (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 CHI01LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010617020269A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 17, 2001, AT 1614 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65, N46215, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN WHILE ORBITING AN AREA TWO MILES SOUTH OF THE KENOSHA REGIONAL AIRPORT (ENW), KENOSHA, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ENW AT 1600. (-23) ON JUNE 17, 2001 AT 1617 CDT, A TAYLORCRAFT DCO65, N46215, OPERATED BY ROBERT J. JONCXYK, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT. THE LOCATION WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF KENOSHA REGIONAL AIRPORT, KENOSHA, WISCONSIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 CHI01LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA177), Jun 17, 2001: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N46215), Kenosha, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: the inadvertent stall by the pilot. The low altitude was a contributing factor.

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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