# NTSB LAX66D0085: Taylorcraft DCO-65, N48291, Inyokern, CA, July 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1965
- Place: Inyokern, CA · INYOKERN, CA
- Location: 35.6544° N, 117.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inyokern, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6544&lon=-117.8195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2426   65/7/4    INYOKERN CALIF      TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65  CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1900                    N48291              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      43, 5767 TOTAL HOURS, 15
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT ERCOUPE 415C N87201 SUBST. DAMAGE. PILOT PROPPED ENG. UNQUALIFIED PERSON AT CONTRL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48291](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48291), registered now, S/N 4438, built 1942 (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Kern County

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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