# Accident 19900821035079A: Socata TB10TOBAGO, Ada, OK, August 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1990, 16:50 local time
- Place: Ada, OK
- Airport: Ada Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7707° N, 96.6609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7707&lon=-96.6609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20AZ-1992-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB 10 (registry code 8680696, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB10TOBAGO
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 17 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900821035079A

## Narrative

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

ROTATED EARLY ON TAKEOFF. MUSHED NOSE HIGH INTO TREES. WAS 228 LBS OVER GROSS AND AFT OF CG. USED 25 DEGREE FLAPS.

## 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 FTW90FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA160), Aug 21, 1990: Aerospatiale/Socata TB-10 (N20AZ), Ada, OK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR A CLIMB PROFILE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE WEIGHT AND…

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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