- Date
- June 5, 1988, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Three Rivers, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N57502Taylorcraft L-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880605017999A
- Case key
- 14088
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The owner of the acft stated that he released the acft to the PIC so that he could 'checkout' another plt and help her with her tailwheel landings. During their fourth tkof, the plt being checked out attempted to climb out of ground effect with insufficient airspeed. The PIC stated that he delayed correcting the tkof procedure because he thought the poor performance of the acft was due to the outside air temperature and weight of the acft which would normally decrease the rate of climb. Subsequently, at the first indication of the stall, he immediately attempted to remedy the attitude of the acft. The PIC was able to level the wings but could not stop the descent before the acft impacted the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57502
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft L-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental C-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert E. Shade
- Registered owner
- Robert E Shade
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- NONE · Three Rivers, MI
- Airport
- Private Strip, runway 36, 2,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 2 in this make and model · 640 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AZO, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.