# Accident 19890703019389A: Piper STCPA12, Sanger, TX, July 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1989, 16:45 local time
- Place: Sanger, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3601° N, 97.1700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3601&lon=-97.1700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3353M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3353M-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 18,250 total, 7 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703019389A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBED OUT NOSE HIGH, BEGAN A TURN AND ENTERED A FLAT SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT. TEMPERATURE 80.

## 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 FTW89FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA127), Jul 3, 1989: Piper PA-12 (N3353M), Sanger, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AT LOW ALTITUDE.

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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