# Accident 19930516018779A: Rainey William H AERO PHAETON, Mead, WA, May 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1993, 18:15 local time
- Place: Mead, WA
- Airport: Mead Flying Service Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8310° N, 117.2104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8310&lon=-117.2104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54BR-1996-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rainey William H AERO PHAETON (registry code 05655T7, https://openairdocs.org/model/rainey-william-h-aero-phaeton) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: CONT A808
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 346 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930516018779A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND STALLED ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. BLAMED WIND GUST. NON IN AREA. HELD GLIDER RATING ONLY.

## 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 SEA93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA109), May 17, 1993: Rainey Aero Phaeton (N54BR), Mead, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADVERTENTLY ENTERING A STALL CONDITION. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS GUSTS.

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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