# Accident 19890917035029A: Tcrafk L2BTCRAFT, Andreas, PA, September 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Andreas, PA
- Airport: East Penn Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7407° N, 75.8206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7407&lon=-75.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46216, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK L2BTCRAFT
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 100 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890917035029A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON CLIMBOUT FROM SHORT GRASS STRIP WHILE TURNING TO AVOID TREES.

## 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 NYC89LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA216), Sep 17, 1989: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N46216), Andreas, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.

## Other reports on N46216 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800127018999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800127018999I), Jan 27, 1980: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N46216), Edinburgh, NY, Minor damage. Pilot landed on frozen lake. While taxiing for takeoff left main landing gear broke through thin ice.

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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