NYC67F0118

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Cobleskill, NY · July 24, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 24, 1966
Place
Cobleskill, NY · COBLESKILL, NY
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N46093Taylorcraft DCO-65
Status
Completed · report September 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122031

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1984  66/7/24    COBLESKILL NY       TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1935                    N46093              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N46093
Reported as
Taylorcraft DCO-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.