# Accident 20071023824259A: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT, Fort Myers, FL, October 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2007, 10:48 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5853° N, 81.8578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5853&lon=-81.8578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52730, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52730-2010-07-08) (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)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DCO65TCRAFT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071023824259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 23, 2007, AT 10:48 EDT, A TAYLORCRAFT, N52730, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH AUTOMOBILES IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE EDISON MALL WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT FT. MYERS, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PASSENGER HAD MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FT. MYERS (FMY) PAGE FIELD APPROXIMATELY 9:30 EDT.

## 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 MIA08LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA006), Oct 23, 2007: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N52730), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during approach 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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