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NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Boise, ID · February 5, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 5, 1972
Place
Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N49122Taylorcraft DCO-65
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165013

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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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3-0599   72/2/5    BOISE,ID            TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65  CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N49122              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- AFTR HITTING PWRLINES,ACFT IMPACTED LARGE TREE,CAME TO REST INVERTED AT BASE OF TREE.

Aircraft

Registration
N49122
Reported as
Taylorcraft DCO-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.