# Incident 19780823047889I: Tcraft F19, Anchorage, AK, August 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1978, 10:55 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3550T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3550T-1992-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F19 (registry code 8850904, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT F19
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780823047889I

## Narrative

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

FLOAT PLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN SHALLOW WATER AT LAKE'S EDGE DAMAGING FLOAT.

## Other reports on N3550T (2)

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

- [Accident 19920602017919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920602017919A), Jun 2, 1992: Tcraft F19 (N3550T), Suckling Hills, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Stalled avoiding rising terrain after departing remote strip on search mission. 3 full 5 gallon cans fuel onboard.
- [Incident 19900907050389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900907050389I), Sep 7, 1990: Tcraft F19 (N3550T), Illiamna, AK, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Landed on flat tundra.

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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