# Accident 20150801019689A: Taylorcraft DCO-65, Selma, CA, August 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Selma, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3400° N, 119.6572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3400&lon=-119.6572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49153, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49153) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150801019689A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAKING OFF COULDN'T GET A GOOD CLIMB, SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY THEN TRIED TAKING OFF AGAIN AND SETTLED INTO A VINEYARD

## 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 WPR15LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA226), Aug 1, 2015: Taylorcraft 12-m (N49153), Selma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's use of an excessive pitch attitude during takeoff with the airplane near its maximum gross weight in hot and humid conditions, which degraded the airplane’s climb…

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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