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NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Jamestown, PA · September 30, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 30, 1974
Place
Jamestown, PA · JAMESTOWN, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N46111Taylorcraft DCO-65
Status
Completed · report December 24, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740930037679A
Case key
142503

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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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3-3604  74/9/30    JAMESTOWN,PA        TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65  CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N46111              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSDOWNE,OHIO              WARREN,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- GO-AROUND INITIATED,ENG LOST PWR,PLT LNDD ACFT IN REMAINING AREA OF FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N46111
Reported as
Taylorcraft DCO-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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