# Accident 19760829029439A: Tcraft F19, Santa Cruz, CA, August 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1976
- Place: Santa Cruz, CA
- Airport: Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.9744° N, 122.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Cruz, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9744&lon=-122.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3579T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3579T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F19 (registry code 8850904, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT F19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVM46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVM46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760829029439A

## Narrative

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

PROLONGED GLIDE & SLIP. GR HIT RWY LIP.

## 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 OAK76FVM46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVM46), Aug 29, 1976: Taylorcraft F-19 (N3579T), Santa Cruz, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3579T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820203011829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203011829I), Feb 3, 1982: Tcraft F19 (N3579T), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Pilot ferried aircraft without damaged tailwheel, landed on grass for directional control. Ground soft, nosed over.
- [Incident 19810404021709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810404021709I), Apr 4, 1981: Tcraft F19 (N3579T), Livermore, CA. During engine idle operation in flight, misuse of carburetor heat cause engine to stop.

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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