# Accident 19890105000799A: Boeing STC75, Spencer, NC, January 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Spencer, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1194° N, 77.0190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1194&lon=-77.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52124, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52124-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680-4P-B4 (registry code 41542, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING STC75
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,770 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890105000799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TOUCH AND GO. AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A POLE ON CLIMBOUT AND NOSED OVER LANDING. POSSIBLE CARB ICING.

## 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 ATL89LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA069), Jan 5, 1989: Boeing E75 (N52124), Salisbury, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN CARBURETOR ICE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND OBSTRUCTION(S)/UTILITY POLE NEAR THE DEPARTURE…

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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