# Incident 20120626013859I: Taylorcraft DCO-65, Valparaiso, IN, June 26, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2012, 15:43 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4798° N, 87.0523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valparaiso, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4798&lon=-87.0523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50048, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50048) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 250 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120626013859I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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