# Accident 19900704023379A: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN, Burlington, CT, July 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, CT
- Airport: Johnnycake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7693° N, 72.9645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7693&lon=-72.9645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82DH-1998-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAVXX DH82AROBRTSN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,365 total, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900704023379A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL DESCENDED INTO TALL GRASS SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC90LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA146), Jul 4, 1990: de Havilland DH-82-A (N82DH), Burlington, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITION.

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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