# Accident 19891015040339A: Piper STCPA12, Palmyra, NY, October 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Palmyra, NY
- Airport: Palmyra Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0610° N, 77.2307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0610&lon=-77.2307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N765WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N765WM-2008-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 868 total, 200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891015040339A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FOR WEATHER CHECK IN FOG,TURNED BACK TO RETURN. STALLED TURNING FINAL.

## 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 NYC90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA013), Oct 15, 1989: Piper PA-12 (N765WM), Palmyra, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A TIGHT CLOSED PATTERN TURN TO FINAL. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE PILOT INITIATING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHICH INCLUDED FOG…

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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