# Accident 19900722028219A: Dhavxx DH82AWILLIAM, Youngsville, LA, July 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Youngsville, LA
- Airport: Sky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0908° N, 91.9902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0908&lon=-91.9902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5984, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5984-1991-05-14) (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 DH82AWILLIAM
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,495 total, 160 in this make and model, 667 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900722028219A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWER POLE,CRASHED AND BURNED TRYING TO MAKE A GO AROUND FROM AN ABORTED LANDING.LIGHT WIND SHIFT A FACTOR

## 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 FTW90DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD13), Jul 22, 1990: de Havilland DH-82A (N5984), Youngsville, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO TOUCH DOWN AT THE PROPER POINT ON THE LANDING SURFACE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE LATE INITIATION OF THE ABORTED LANDING.

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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