# NTSB UNK65X0586: Taylorcraft DCO-65, N46406, Port Ewen, NY, November 6, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1964
- Place: Port Ewen, NY · PORT EWEN, NY
- Location: 41.9042° N, 73.9772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Ewen, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9042&lon=-73.9772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0586
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0586

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0874   64/11/6   PORT EWEN NY        TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65  CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 197
        TIME - 1420                    N46406              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ENG PRIMER FOUND OPEN FLOODING ENGINE BODIES RECOVERED 11/08/64
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N46406 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aero Lake

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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