# NTSB NYC75DGM13: Taylorcraft DCO-65, N46111, Jamestown, PA, September 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1974
- Place: Jamestown, PA · JAMESTOWN, PA
- Location: 41.4841° N, 80.4372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4841&lon=-80.4372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DGM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DGM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3604  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46111), registered now, S/N 5510, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65
- 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740930037679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740930037679A), Sep 30, 1974: Tcrafk DCO65, Jamestown, PA, Substantial damage. Go-around initiated,eng lost pwr,plt lndd acft in remaining area of fld.

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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