# NTSB Accident LAX96LA142
> **Taylorcraft DC-65** · 1996-03-23 · FREMONT, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA142
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05433
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-23
- **Location:** FREMONT, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Taylorcraft
- **Model:** DC-65
- **Registration:** N36354
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the in-flight separation of a portion of one wooden propeller blade due to undetected dry rot in the wood fibers.

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