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FTW90DRG01

1989-10-26 · SAN ANTONIO, Texas, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 74R

Current FAA registration · N77707

Make / Model
MCCLISH FUNK B85C
Year of manufacture
1946 · 43 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560822
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA8580

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. THE UNFAVORABLE/GUSTY WIND CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Factual narrative

WHEN THE PILOT TOOK OFF, THERE WERE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS & RAINSHOWERS IN THE AREA. TOWERING CUMULUS CLOUDS WERE REPORTED IN ALL QUADRANTS & THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE GUSTING TO 25 KTS. AFTER DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 16, THE PILOT MADE RIGHT TURNS TO THE NORTH & BEGAN A CLIMB. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE WHEN IT ENTERED A DESCENT & CRASHED. IMPACT OCCURRED JUST WEST OF THE ARPT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_FTW90DRG01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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