# Accident 20110901020669A: Taylorcraft DCO-65, Higginsville, MO, September 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2011, 10:25 local time
- Place: Higginsville, MO
- Airport: Higginsville Industrial Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0725° N, 93.6775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0725&lon=-93.6775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46112, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46112) (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-65-8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,504 total, 226 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA613](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA613) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110901020669A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT MADE A THREE-POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 16. AFTER LANDING, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND FLEW INTO TREES ALONG THE WEST EDGE OF THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED.  GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN11CA613](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA613), Sep 1, 2011: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N46112), Higginsville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his failure to maintain clearance from trees during the attempted aborted landing.

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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