# NTSB Accident FTW00LA061
> **Taylorcraft DCO-65** · 2000-01-10 · SHERMAN, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW00LA061
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20362
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-01-10
- **Location:** SHERMAN, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.609111, -96.599304
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Taylorcraft
- **Model:** DCO-65
- **Registration:** N48634
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A jammed carburetor needle which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent hard forced landing after takeoff. Contributing factors were the fence, trees, and pilot's maneuver to avoid these objects.

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