# NTSB LAX71AL046: Taylorcraft DCO-65, N48728, Yuma, AZ, January 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1971
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159747
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0932  71/1/12    YUMA,ARIZ           TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 100
        TIME - 1705                    N48728              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - 12TH STREET STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUMA,ARIZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN TIGHT TURN,THEN PULL UP INTO CLB,STALL AND FALL TO GND IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48728](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48728-1971-03-01), registration cancelled 1971-03-01, S/N L-5290 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft DCO-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (registry code 8850408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: 12th Street Strip

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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