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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Valparaiso, IN · June 26, 2012

Date: June 26, 2012 · 15:43 local
Place: Valparaiso, IN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N50048
Reported as: Taylorcraft DCO-65
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total250 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N50048Registered now · Taylorcraft DCO-65S/N 5716 · Built 1943 Airframe modelTaylorcraft DCO-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot, operating N50048 departed kvpz at approximately 1530 hours on a north heading. At approximately 10 miles north at an altitude of 2000 feet, aircraft experienced momentary engine power loss followed by complete engine shutdown. Pilot turned back to the airport in an attempt to return to kvpz. Altitude was insuficient resulting in a forced landing on Indiana highway 49, less than 1 mile from kvpz.FAA inspectors observed an aircraft engine and magneto check and engine run-up at the emergency landing site. Operational checks were normal. Suficient sutable fuel was present onboard the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT, OPERATING N50048 DEPARTED KVPZ AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 HOURS ON A NORTH HEADING. AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTH AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2000 FEET, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MOMENTARY ENGINE POWER LOSS FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PILOT TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO KVPZ. ALTITUDE WAS INSUFICIENT RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING ON INDIANA HIGHWAY 49, LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM KVPZ.FAA INSPECTORS OBSERVED AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND MAGNETO CHECK AND ENGINE RUN-UP AT THE EMERGENCY LANDING SITE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. SUFICIENT SUTABLE FUEL WAS PRESENT ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.