Taylorcraft DCO-65 N48603
4 March 1967 · Soledad, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 March 1967 at about 11:00 local time, a Taylorcraft DCO-65 registered N48603 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Soledad, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Soledad, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pinnacle Airstrip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft DCO-65
- Registration
- N48603
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0864
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT STALLED ACFT ONTO SIDE OF A HILL WHEN UNABLETO CLEAR IT DUE TO DOWNDRAFTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft DCO-65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1967 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Pacoima, California, United States | Blue Lark Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1967 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Leoti, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1967 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Bonita, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1966 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Bethel Maine, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Dec 1968 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Hortonville, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1966 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Cobleskill Ny, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |