# Accident 20040806017859A: Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT, Wamic, OR, August 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: Wamic, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2547° N, 121.2936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2547&lon=-121.2936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61021, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61021) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 765 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040806017859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N61021, A TAYLOR CRAFT DC-65, CRASHED FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM PINE HOLLOW AIRSTRIP (GRASS) NEAR WAMIC, OR AT ABOUT 1700 LCL. PILOT AND OBSERVER TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL @ THE DALLES, OR WITH NONLIFE THREATENING INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A/C. EYE WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE THAT PILOT DEPARTED TO THE WEST FROM ABOUT MIDFIELD AFTER TAKING ON FUEL. AS SOON AS THE A/C LIFTED OFF IT APPEARED THAT THE PILOT WAS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING THE WINGS LEVEL AND GAINING ALTITUDE, HE MADE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT OVER THE ROAD AND ABOVE A PASTURE AT ABOUT 50 TO 75 FEET ABOVE GROUND. THE A/C WAS IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE A/C STALLED STRIKING THE LEFT WING FIRST, THEN NOSE OF THE A/C. WX CONDITION AT THE TIME WAS ABOUT 75 DEGREES F WITH GUSTY WINDS, CLR SKY, ABOUT 2933 DENSITY ALT.

## 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 SEA04LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA156), Aug 7, 2004: Taylorcraft DC-65 (N61021), Wamic, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a stall. The pilot's failure to use all of the available runway, and the high-gusty winds…

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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