# NTSB investigations: Taylorcraft DCO-65, 1982

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 SEA83LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA030.md): Taylorcraft L-2 · Near Gooding, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 1982 · N68903 · Destroyed
  > The pilot made a steep turn close to the ground while taking photographs of coyotes. The aircraft stalled and contacted the ground.
- [NTSB LAX82DA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA300.md): Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Santa Cruz, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 15, 1982 · N47325 · Substantial damage
  > During arrival, the pilot entered traffic to land on runway 31 with a wind from 130 deg at 5 KTS. The first approach to land was high, so a go-around was made. On the second approach, the aircraft was low and fast. Reportedly, the aircraft began to veer to…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  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&year=1982

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