# Accident 19890225002619A: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT, Olcott, NY, February 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Olcott, NY
- Airport: Palmer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3409° N, 78.7292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3409&lon=-78.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60201, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60201-2013-07-09) (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 DCO65TCRAFT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 793 total, 92 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225002619A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW AND SLOW ON DOWNWIND,STALLED AND ENTERED A SPIN TURNING TIGHT FINAL. RECOVERED JUST BEFORE HITTING A HANGAR

## 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 NYC89LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA090), Feb 25, 1989: Taylorcraft L-2M (N60201), Olcott, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INATTENTIVENESS OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE TURNING BASE LEG FOR LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH A HANGAR.

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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