# NTSB SEA83LA030: Taylorcraft L-2, N68903, Near Gooding, ID, December 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 11, 1982, 14:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place: Near Gooding, ID
- Coordinates: 43.010658, -114.700973 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0107&lon=-114.7010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83LA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71866/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA030

## Analysis

THE PILOT MADE A STEEP TURN CLOSE TO THE GROUND WHILE TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF COYOTES. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - terrain condition - ground (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68903](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68903-1983-04-21), registration cancelled 1983-04-21, S/N 6072 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT L-2
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft DCO-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (registry code 8850408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 6072
- Airframe hours: 1601
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-65 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Bruce R. Fulton
- Registered owner: Dickey Livestock Company
- Departed: HAILEY SUN, ID
- Destination: HAILEY SUN, ID

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 392 total, 30 in this make and model, 392 as pilot in command, 36 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 25 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles

## 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 19821211063699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821211063699A), Dec 11, 1982: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT, Gooding, ID, Destroyed. Stalled from a steep low altitude turn while taking pictures of coyotes. Too low for complete recovery.

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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