SEA66F0134

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft DC-65 · Hooper, WA · September 13, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 13, 1965
Place
Hooper, WA · HOOPER, WA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N36341Taylorcraft DC-65
Status
Completed · report January 13, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178930

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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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3-3480  65/9/13    HOOPER WASH         TAYLORCRAFT DC-65   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N36341              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION. INSUFFICIENT TAKEOFF AREA UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N36341
Reported as
Taylorcraft DC-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.