- Date
- August 13, 1968
- Place
- Slaton, TX · SLATON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N50593Taylorcraft DCO-65
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108862
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2752 68/8/13 SLATON,TEX TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N50593 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 23, 496 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 131 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KITTEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- LOST POWER TURNING TO FINAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50593
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft DCO-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kitten
N50593Registration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Taylorcraft L-2MAirframe modelTaylorcraft L-2MEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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