# NTSB NYC68D0413: Taylorcraft L-2B, N47120, Tewksbury, MA, March 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1968
- Place: Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
- Location: 42.6106° N, 71.2342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tewksbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6106&lon=-71.2342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0413
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0413

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0705  68/3/27    TEWKSBURY,MASS      TAYLORCRAFT L-2B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 517
        TIME - 1915                    N47120              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEWKSBURY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- FLD LTS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. PLT FAILED TO MAKE PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS. NO LNDG LTS ON ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47120](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47120-1972-08-15), registration cancelled 1972-08-15, S/N L-4709, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT L-2B
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft DCO-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (registry code 8850408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tewksbury

## Other investigations on N47120 (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC73AN018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN018), Jul 30, 1972: Taylorcraft L-2B (N47120), No.Andover, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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