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NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft DC0-65 · Dewitt, MI · June 3, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 3, 1964
Place
Dewitt, MI · DEWITT, MI
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N50968Taylorcraft DC0-65
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183577

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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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2-0343   64/6/3    DEWITT MICH         TAYLORCRAFT DC0-65  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N50968              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N50968
Reported as
Taylorcraft DC0-65
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.