Taylorcraft DCO-65 N48728
12 January 1971 · Yuma, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 January 1971 at about 17:05 local time, a Taylorcraft DCO-65 registered N48728 was involved in an accident during in flight near Yuma, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yuma, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- 12TH Street Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft DCO-65
- Registration
- N48728
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0932
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
ACFT OBSVD IN TIGHT TURN, THEN PULL UP INTO CLB, STALL AND FALL TO GND IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft DCO-65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Gorham, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1972 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Boise, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1970 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1972 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Sta.susana, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 1971 | Cessna 177 | Owosso, Michigan, United States | Metro Flying C | No injuries | - |