# NTSB FTW68F0612: Taylorcraft DC-65, N47847, Mamou, LA, May 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1968
- Place: Mamou, LA · MAMOU, LA
- Location: 30.6349° N, 92.4179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mamou, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6349&lon=-92.4179&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0612
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0612

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1407  68/5/24    MAMOU,LA            TAYLORCRAFT DC-65   CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N47847              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAMOU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SQUALL LINE
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      82
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WEATHER BRIEFING BY INSTR.CROSSWIND 25K,GUSTS TO 40K. LINE SQUALL MOVED TO ARPT DURING LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47847](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47847-2019-11-04), registration cancelled 2019-11-04, S/N L-4690, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT DC-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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mamou

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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