Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control during an off-airport landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was conducting an off-airport landing, and during the landing roll out, the tailwheel-equipped airplane contacted a small dip. The pilot stated that airplane then bounced and started to porpoise. During one of the bounces, the tailwheel contacted another small dip, after which the tail of airplane raised and the propeller contacted the ground resulting in a nose over. The airplane came to rest inverted and sustained substantial damage to the spar, fuselage, and rudder. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA26LA245 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 7, 2026
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Renovo, Pennsylvania
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Taylorcraft DCO-65
- N-number
- N47123
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1943
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.