# NTSB NYC78FGM04: Taylorcraft L-2M, N47282, Finleyville, PA, October 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1977
- Place: Finleyville, PA · FINLEYVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.2528° N, 80.0020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Finleyville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2528&lon=-80.0020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2939  77/10/15   FINLEYVILLE,PA      TAYLORCRAFT L-2M    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N47282              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FINLEYVILLE AIRPK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FINLEYVILLE,PA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           50                                                      225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           11                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 26 KTS, CALM ON TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47282](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47282-2013-03-18), registration cancelled 2013-03-18, S/N 5182, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT L-2M
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft DCO-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (registry code 8850408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Finleyville Airpk

## 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 19771015030629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771015030629A), Oct 15, 1977: Tcrafk DCO65, Finleyville, PA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 26 KTS, calm on tkof.

## Other investigations on N47282 (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 NYC97LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA146), Jun 21, 1997: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N47282), Charleston, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for unfavorable (variable) wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. The wind condition and proximity of a hangar were…

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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