# NTSB NYC70D0113: Taylorcraft L-2, N46112, Tuckahoe, NJ, August 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1969
- Place: Tuckahoe, NJ · TUCKAHOE, NJ
- Location: 39.2892° N, 74.7497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuckahoe, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2892&lon=-74.7497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70D0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70D0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3441   69/8/6    TUCKAHOE,NJ         TAYLORCRAFT L-2     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 139
        TIME - 0900                    N46112              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKTON,MD                   OCEAN CITY,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- FUEL GAUGES INDICATED EMPTY,PLT ELECTED TO LND.APRX 1/4-3/8 TANK FUEL FOUND IN BOTH TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46112](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46112), registered now, S/N L-5572, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT L-2
- 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

## Other investigations on N46112 (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 CEN11CA613](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA613), Sep 1, 2011: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N46112), Higginsville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his failure to maintain clearance from trees during the attempted aborted landing.

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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