# Incident 19890802042899I: Tcrafk DF65TCRAFT, Abilene, TX, August 2, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1989, 12:20 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59687, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59687-1990-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DF-65 (registry code 8850416, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-df-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DF65TCRAFT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890802042899I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DUE TO SUDDEN WIND SHIFT WHEN PILOT LIFTED THE TAIL FOR TAKEOFF.

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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