# NTSB NYC66F0341: Taylorcraft DCO, N46444, East Berkshire, VT, October 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1965
- Place: East Berkshire, VT · EAST BERKSHIRE, VT
- Location: 44.9353° N, 72.7093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Berkshire, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9353&lon=-72.7093&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0341
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0341

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3205  65/10/14   EAST BERKSHIRE VT   TAYLORCRAFT DCO     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 140
        TIME - 1705                    N46444              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- BOLT FOR ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN MISSING-UPPER ELEVATOR CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46444](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46444-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N L-6311, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT DCO
- 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: 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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