# Accident 19790524009949A: Tcraft F19, Knoxville, TN, May 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1979, 13:20 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3679T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3679T) (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: 2,416 total, 10 in this make and model, 292 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FKW10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524009949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT A TREE WHILE FOLLOWING A HIGHWAY. CEILING ZERO. VISIBILITY 100 FEET.

## 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 IAD79FKW10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW10), May 24, 1979: Taylorcraft F-19 (N3679T), Elk Valley, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3679T (1)

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

- [Accident 20050319004979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050319004979A), Mar 19, 2005: Tcraft F19 (N3679T), North Hampton, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) The PIC pilot (right seat) stated, after landing and rollout, when transitioning from the runway to the taxiway, the tailwheel spring became…

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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