- Date
- January 15, 1965
- Place
- Canyon Dam, TX · CANYON DAM, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N57538Taylorcraft DC065
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179971
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0065 65/1/15 CANYON DAM TEX TAYLORCRAFT DC065 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 104 TIME - 1330 N57538 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-INADVERTENTLY TURNED MAGNETO SWITCH OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57538
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft DC065
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ranch Strip
N57538Registered now · Taylorcraft DCO-65Airframe modelTaylorcraft DCO-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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