# NTSB CHI69F0501: Taylorcraft DCO-65, N53514, Hortonville, WI, December 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1968
- Place: Hortonville, WI · HORTONVILLE, WI
- Location: 44.3358° N, 88.6366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hortonville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3358&lon=-88.6366&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0501
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0501

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4864  68/12/29   HORTONVILLE,WIS     TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65  CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 169
        TIME - 1330                    N53514              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- HUNTING FOX,STALLED ACFT IN A 50 DEG BANKED TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53514](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53514-2013-04-09), registration cancelled 2013-04-09, S/N 5911, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft DCO-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (registry code 8850408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N53514 (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 CHI66F0505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0505), Nov 26, 1965: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N53514), Waupaca, WI, 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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