# NTSB CHI67F0190: Taylorcraft DCO-65, N50702, Cottage Grove, WI, September 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1966
- Place: Cottage Grove, WI · COTTAGE GROVE, WI
- Location: 43.0924° N, 89.2052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0924&lon=-89.2052&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0190
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0190

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2534  66/9/11    COTTAGE GROVE WIS   TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N50702              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM STRIP COVERED WITH CLOVER 18 INCHES HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N50702 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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