# NTSB investigations: Taylorcraft DCO-65, MI

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA292.md): Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Copper City, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Aug 14, 2026 · N48446 · Substantial damage
  > On August 14, 2026, about 1945 central daylight time, a Taylorcraft DCO-65 airplane, N48446, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Copper City, Michigan. The pilot was seriously injured. The pilot-rated passenger was not injured.…
- [NTSB CEN11FA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA480.md): Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Boyne City, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2011 · N50408 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain airplane control while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a stall/spin and impact with the terrain.
- [NTSB CHI88LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA127.md): Taylorcraft L-2 · Three Rivers, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1988 · N57502 · Substantial damage
  > The owner of the acft stated that he released the acft to the PIC so that he could 'checkout' another plt and help her with her tailwheel landings. During their fourth tkof, the plt being checked out attempted to climb out of ground effect with insufficient…
- [NTSB CHI80DEC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEC11.md): Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Brighton, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Feb 7, 1980 · N47867 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77FEC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC27.md): Taylorcraft L-2 · Monroe, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 14, 1977 · N50414 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2097.md): Taylorcraft DC0-65 · Dewitt, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jun 3, 1964 · N50968 · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8850408'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8850408&state=MI

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