# NTSB SEA72DYA23: Taylorcraft DCO-65, N49122, Boise, ID, February 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1972
- Place: Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0599   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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49122), registered now, S/N L-4764, 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

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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