# NTSB MKC72DCG67: Taylorcraft DC-65, N47587, Sedalia, MO, June 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1972
- Place: Sedalia, MO · SEDALIA, MO
- Location: 38.7052° N, 93.2358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedalia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7052&lon=-93.2358&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCG67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCG67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1967  72/6/18    SEDALIA,MO          TAYLORCRAFT DC-65   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N47587              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEDALIA,MO                  TAHLEQUA,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HAD LNDD TO CHECK ACFT. GRASS APRXLY 18 IN HIGH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N47587 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT DC-65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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