# NTSB MKC66D0078: Taylorcraft DC65, N52178, Liberal, KS, May 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1965
- Place: Liberal, KS · LIBERAL, KS
- Location: 37.0461° N, 100.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberal, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0461&lon=-100.9277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1368  65/5/22    LIBERAL KANS        TAYLORCRAFT DC65    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N52178              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N52178 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT DC65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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