# Accident 19880605017999A: Tcrafk L2TCRAFT, Three Rivers, MI, June 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1988, 12:15 local time
- Place: Three Rivers, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9401° N, 85.6293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9401&lon=-85.6293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57502, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57502-2018-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-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 L2TCRAFT
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 2 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605017999A

## Narrative

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

EARLY LIFT OFF AND ATTEMPT TO FORCE PLANE TO CLIMB RESULTED IN STALL AND CRASH.NEITHER PILOT WAS SKILLED IN TYPE.

## 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 CHI88LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA127), Jun 5, 1988: Taylorcraft L-2 (N57502), Three Rivers, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N57502 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870817067599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870817067599I), Aug 17, 1987: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N57502), Granger, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft struck pine trees next to runway during takeoff. Aircraft near gross weight, density altitude are factor.

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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