# Accident 20060617022279A: Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT, Spenceport, NY, June 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2006, 12:02 local time
- Place: Spenceport, NY
- Airport: Ridge Road West Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2203° N, 77.8006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2203&lon=-77.8006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50VS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50VS-2008-12-02) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060617022279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2006 AT 1202 EDT, A TAYLORCRAFT DC-065, N50VS, OWNED BY ROCHESTER WATERWINGS, INC. AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , DURING TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS STRIP ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING, CLEARED SOME POWER LINES ON THE ROAD, BRUSHED SOME TREES ON THE CLIMB SOUTH OF THE ROAD AND WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND CONTACTED A GROUP OF TREES WITH THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING WAS TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER THE FABRIC HELD THE WING TO THE AIRFRAME. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE COUNTERCLOCKWISE. DURING THE ROTATION, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND, TEARING THE ENGINE FROM ITS MOUNTS. ALTHOUGH THE ROCKER ARMS IN CYLINDER NUMBER FOUR HAVE MOVEMENT WHEN THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATED, IT DID NOT HAVE ANY COMPRESSION. THE EXHAUST PUSH ROD WAS FOUND WITH A SMALL BEND THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO NOT HAVING COMPRESSION IN THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER. THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED ON AN OPENING IN THE WOODS AND CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND, RIGHT SIDE UP, ON A WESTERLY HEADING. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. CONTINUITY WAS FOUND IN ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS. NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT'S SEAT WAS TORN OFF AT THE ATTACH POINTS. NO EVIDENCE OF PROPELLER ROTATION WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND COULD BE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TOWING GARAGE FOR STORAGE. THE REPORTED WEATHER FOR ROC AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CEILING 25,000', WINDS WSW AT 15 KNOTS AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 86 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, DEW POINT WAS 59. THIS INDICATES THAT THE PROBABILITIES OF CARBURETOR ICING WAS 40 PERCENT. AFTER REVIEWING THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT LEAST 43 POUNDS OVER GROSS WEIGHT AT TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC06CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA148), Jun 17, 2006: Taylorcraft DC-65 (N50VS), Parma, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: An uncontrolled descent into trees and terrain after takeoff 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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