# Accident 19890806027419A: Tcraft BC12D, Garrettsville, OH, August 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Garrettsville, OH
- Airport: Gates Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3709° N, 81.0592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3709&lon=-81.0592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5131M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5131M-1990-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890806027419A

## Narrative

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

STALLED A WING IN TURBULENCE WHILE TURNING LOW LEVEL BASE TO FINAL FOR LANDING. WING HIT AND AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 CHI89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA162), Aug 6, 1989: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5131M), Garrettsville, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO INADVERTENTLY ENTER A STALL/SPIN. TURBULENCE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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