# Accident 19890226002579A: Brasov IS28B2, El Paso, TX, February 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1989, 16:50 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: West Texas Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6400° N, 106.2691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6400&lon=-106.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91363, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91363-1990-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 (registry code 4490102, https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRASOV IS28B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 44 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226002579A

## Narrative

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

TURBULENCE ON APPROACH. LOST CONTROL. ENTERED SPIN, RECOVERED TOO LATE. CONTACTED BRUSH AND HIT THE 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 FTW89DQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQA02), Feb 26, 1989: I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2 (N91363), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND IN TURBULENT WEATHER, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH A TREE AND THE GROUND. TURBULENCE…

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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