NONE · TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65 · 1991-06-01 · ANTIOCH, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX91LA237
Event ID
20001212X17293
Type
Accident
Date
1991-06-01
Location
ANTIOCH, CA, USA
Coordinates
37.990135, -121.809341
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
TAYLORCRAFT
Model
DCO-65
Registration
N49173
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THAT THE PILOT'S PREFLIGHT WAS IMPROPER; THAT HE DEPARTED WITH THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON; FAILED TO ABORT WHEN IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT GOING TO TAKE OFF; AND ABRUPTLY LIFTING THE AIRPLANE SO THAT IT BECAME AIRBORNE IN GROUND EFFECT, BUT THEN STALLED AND SETTLED INTO THE TREES.