# Accident 19891015040229A: Cvac BT13, Axis, AL, October 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1989, 15:19 local time
- Place: Axis, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9201° N, 88.0202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9201&lon=-88.0202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56381, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56381-1989-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair BT-13A (registry code 2420204, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-bt-13a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC BT13
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891015040229A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN PERFORMING LAZY 8'S AT LOW ALTITUDE. INDICATES PILOT HAD HEART SEIZURE CONTRIBUTING TO CRASH.

## 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 ATL90FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA007), Oct 15, 1989: Vultee BT-13 (N56381), Axis, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE AIRCRAFT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A STALL, WHEN THE PILOT/PASSENGER HAD A HEART ATTACK. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: LACK OF ALTITUDE FOR THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL.

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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