# Accident 19871103061789A: Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT, Davie, FL, November 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1987, 12:50 local time
- Place: Davie, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0706° N, 80.2795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0706&lon=-80.2795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53736, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53736-2012-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DC-65 (registry code 8850402, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dc-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DC65TCRAFT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871103061789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO WIND OVER TALL TREES. STALLED AND SPUN INTO GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA88FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA025), Nov 3, 1987: Taylorcraft DC-65 (N53736), Davie, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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