Taylorcraft DCO-65 N48280
6 September 1981 · Pleasant View, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 September 1981 at about 10:20 local time, a Taylorcraft DCO-65 registered N48280 was involved in an accident during in flight near Pleasant View, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pleasant View, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cothern Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft DCO-65
- Registration
- N48280
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Z → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2110
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
L WING CAUGHT WIRE DRG LOW PASS NEAR PVT STRIP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft DCO-65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1980 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Brighton, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1980 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1982 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Santa Cruz, California, United States | Mary ANN Buyuklian | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1984 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Palmyra, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1977 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Salina, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1976 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Cypress Garden, Florida, United States | Gilbert Flyers | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |