# NTSB NYC71FGM34: Taylorcraft DCO-65, N46134, Portage, PA, March 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1971
- Place: Portage, PA · PORTAGE, PA
- Location: 40.3869° N, 78.6747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portage, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3869&lon=-78.6747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FGM34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FGM34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1054  71/3/27    PORTAGE,PA          TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 337
        TIME - 1500                    N46134              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 333 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EBENSBURG,PA                MARTINSBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AS ENG STOPPED PLT OBSVD FLAMES FROM L SIDE OF ENG COWLING.ACFT AND FUEL SYS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N46134 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT DCO-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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