Impossible to tell without inspection, but could have been in flight worthy condition, despite being a bit cosmetically banged up...Duct tape doesn’t necessarily mean it’s ill maintained...Military used 100 mph tape extensively...
Investigators will look into that...Too bad he wasted a nice little aircraft...Taylorcraft is a fun little taildragger if a bit limited in its performance (slow)...
Looks to be FUBAR from the crash pix...
“Looks to be FUBAR from the crash pix...”
Not even a parts plane, anymore.