CHI65D0023

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft DC065 · Flat Rock, IN · January 17, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 17, 1965
Place
Flat Rock, IN · FLAT ROCK, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N47625Taylorcraft DC065
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180135

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0248  65/1/17    FLAT ROCK IND       TAYLORCRAFT DC065   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 218
        TIME - 1320                    N47625              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED

Aircraft

Registration
N47625
Reported as
Taylorcraft DC065
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.