# Accident 19901209053249A: Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT, Boerme, TX, December 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Boerme, TX
- Airport: Grier Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7998° N, 98.7298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7998&lon=-98.7298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61080, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61080) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DC-65 (registry code 8850402, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dc-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DC65TCRAFT
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,556 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901209053249A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WIND AND DOWNDRAFTS. GEAR HIT TREES, FENCE AND GROUND. STRIP SURROUNDED BY 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 FTW91LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA022), Dec 9, 1990: Taylorcraft DC-65 (N61080), Boerne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO CLIMB OVER OBSTACLES DUE TO ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT WHICH EXCEEDED THE CLIMB CAPABILITY OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND THE…

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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