# NTSB FTW81DRG32: Taylor Titc MK-1, N1032L, Menard, TX, April 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1981
- Place: Menard, TX · MENARD, TX
- Location: 30.9184° N, 99.7837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Menard, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9184&lon=-99.7837&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0492  81/4/26    MENARD,TX           TAYLOR TITC MK-1    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1661
        TIME - 1600                    N1032L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 304 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MENARD,TX                   SAN ANGELO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CANOPY SEP INFLT,UNK REASON.ACFT UNCONTROLLABLE IN NORMAL FLT.DESTROYED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1032L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1032L-1982-11-06), registration cancelled 1982-11-06, S/N FM-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLOR TITC MK-1
- Registry model: [Mair F N TAYLOR TITCH MKI](https://openairdocs.org/model/mair-f-n-taylor-titch-mki) (registry code 0563476) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810426018919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426018919A), Apr 26, 1981: Amtrty TAYLORTITCH, Menard, TX, Substantial damage. Canopy blew off. Airplane uncontrolable minus canopy. Crash-landed in rocky terrain.

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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