# NTSB LAX68F0091: Taylorcraft L-2, N48981, Compton, CA, August 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1967
- Place: Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115903
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0688   67/8/6    COMPTON,CALIF       TAYLORCRAFT L-2     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1328                    N48981              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMPTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED ENG,PAX AT CONTROLS.PROP SHATTERED WHEN ACFT STRUCK FENCE.PIECE OF PROP HIT OBSERVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48981](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48981-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 4925 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT L-2
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft DCO-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (registry code 8850408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Compton

## Other investigations on N48981 (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 LAX72AL064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL064), Jun 29, 1972: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N48981), Sta.Susana, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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