# NTSB UNK64X2633: Taylorcraft L2, N50839, San Jose, CA, July 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1964
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2633
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2633

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1922   64/7/4    SAN JOSE CALIF      TAYLORCRAFT L2      CR-  0  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 31, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0100                    N50839              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REIDS HILLVIEW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT TAYLORCRAFT L2 N66713 SUB.DAMAGEP SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE PARKED TAYLORCRAFT L2-N66713
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50839](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50839), registered now, S/N 4401, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT L2
- 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
- Airport: Reids Hillview

## Other investigations on N50839 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX80DVM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVM27), Apr 30, 1980: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N50839), San Jose, CA, 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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