Taylorcraft DCO-65 accident near Copper City, Michigan, August 14, 2026
On August 14, 2026 at about 7:44 pm local time, a Taylorcraft DCO-65, registered N48446, was involved in an accident during takeoff near Copper City, Michigan. 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt.
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 14, 2026 · about 7:44 pm local time
- Place
- Copper City, Michigan
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft DCO-65 · all DCO-65s on the register
- Registration
- N48446 · registry record
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (partial) during takeoff defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Roam Air LLC
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN26LA292.