# Accident 20100620035239A: Taylorcraft DCO-65, Canton, OH, June 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2010, 08:45 local time
- Place: Canton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9158° N, 81.4419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9158&lon=-81.4419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61720, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61720) (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: TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100620035239A

## Narrative

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

ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF CAK ENROUTE TO BEACH CITY AIRPORT AT 2300' MSL THE AIRMAN NOTICE THE AIRCRAFT 'SLOWING DOWN AND NOT CLIMBING' AFTER CHECKING THE THROTTLE SETTING HE NOTICED THE RPM TO BE ABOUT 1700 RPM, HE PULLED THE CARB HEAT ON AND NOTED OIL PRESSURE WAS ZERO.  HE TURNED NORTH AND TRIED TO LAND AT THE NEAREST FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A WOODED AREA.  VFR AT 1251Z  30008  10SM  FEW055  SCT080  SCT130  22/17  A3005.

## 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 CEN10CA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA330), Jun 20, 2010: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N61720), Akron, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power 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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