# Accident 19901117050859A: Semco MARKV, Sequin, TX, November 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1990, 15:24 local time
- Place: Sequin, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5695° N, 97.9598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5695&lon=-97.9598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14D-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylor Titch MARK III (registry code 056013T, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-titch-mark-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO MARKV
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901117050859A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMED LOW ALTITUDE AEROBATICS OVER AIRPORT. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED AND BURNED. INSUFFICENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER.

## 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 FTW91DRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG01), Nov 17, 1990: Taylor Titch MK III (N14D), Seguin, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AT LOW LEVEL. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT ATTEMPTING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS WITH INSUFFIENT ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY.

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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