# Accident 19900805030099A: Tcraft BC65, Chehalis, WA, August 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1990, 18:00 local time
- Place: Chehalis, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6210° N, 122.9993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6210&lon=-122.9993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27454, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27454-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BL-65 (registry code 8850350, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 363 total, 156 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900805030099A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FINAL FOR PRIVATE STRIP ALLOWED CROSSWIND TO DRIFT AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY. ALIGNMENT TOO LOW TO CLEAR 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 SEA90LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA155), Aug 6, 1990: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N27454), Chehalis, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND WS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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