# Accident 19890521012339A: Tcraft BC12D, Jamestown, TN, May 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1989, 15:20 local time
- Place: Jamestown, TN
- Airport: Jamestown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3497° N, 84.9467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JAMESTOWN MUNI (2A1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3497&lon=-84.9467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5003M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5003M-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 7 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012339A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW DOWNWIND PASS OVER RUNWAY, PULLED UP IN CLIMBING  TURN AND STALLED. DIVED VERTICALLY TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 ATL89FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA150), May 21, 1989: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5003M), Jamestown, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED TO AVOID AN INADVERTENT STALL. THE STALL OCCURRED AT AN ALTITUDE WHICH PRECLUDED RECOVERY PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

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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