# Accident 19790723017159A: Tcrafk L2, Meade, WA, July 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1979, 17:50 local time
- Place: Meade, WA
- Airport: Meade
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N57833, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57833-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DC-65 (registry code 8850402, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dc-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK L2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,321 total, 118 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYP39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790723017159A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKE OFF. ACFT SETTLED INTO TREES. DENSITY ALTITUDE AND LOW ALTITUDE TURN POSSIBLE FACTORS.

## 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 SEA79DYP39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP39), Jul 23, 1979: Taylorcraft DC-65 (N57833), Mead, WA, 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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