# Accident 20190715011799A: Thomas Wild AVID MARK IV, York, SC, July 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2019, 13:30 local time
- Place: York, SC
- Airport: Filbert
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0292° N, 81.2525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0292&lon=-81.2525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N987TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N987TW-2019-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas Wild AVID MARK IV (registry code 056326Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-wild-avid-mark-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMAS WILD AVID MARK IV
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 42 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA416) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190715011799A

## Narrative

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

N987TW WAS TAKING OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP AND DURING CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND VEERED LEFT AND CRASHED IN A CORNFIELD ADJACENT TO THE GRASS STRIP.

## 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 GAA19CA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA416), Jul 15, 2019: Thomas Wild Avid (N987TW), York, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent reduction of power during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the pilot’s inadvertent reduction of power was his lack of experience with…

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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