The Taylor Craft
The crash of the Taylor Craft came as quite a surprize. Perhaps
being accustomed to too many floaters in the hanger, it was simply
slowed too much and that combined with a tail wind on the base leg, it
tip stalled too close to the ground to recover.
It was given a
few hours work recently debrieding of broken windows and sorting out
whether a reconstruction is in order. A picture will be offered
of its condition. It also went in on its nose but damage is more
extensive. The forward bottom section of the Cub survived with
the landing gear still in place. The Taylor Craft is wiped out
from the cabin forward with all windows and windscreen destroyed.
Amazingly however the cowl though crinkled a good bit can be
salvaged. The wing has a bit of damage to about five
inches of the leading edge. With some effort, the plane can be
rebuilt. The damaged parts are in good enough condition to either
salvage or use as patterns for replacement. I'm actually
beginning to sense the challenge of seeing it restored.
