# Accident 19780828021869A: Tcraft ATCRAFT, Blakesburg, IA, August 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1978
- Place: Blakesburg, IA
- Airport: Antique Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.9778° N, 92.5877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANTIQUE AIRFIELD (IA27), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9778&lon=-92.5877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19877, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19877-2022-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft A (registry code 8850202, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A40 series (registry code 17001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a40-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT ATCRAFT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 3 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780828021869A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED ENG NOT WARMED UP SUFFICIENTLY BEFORE TKOF.

## 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 MKC78DCD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD48), Aug 28, 1978: Taylorcraft A (N19877), Blakesburg, IA, substantial damage

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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