# Accident 19810316010209A: Tcraft F19, Gulkana, AK, March 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1981, 10:15 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20022, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20022-2013-04-11) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 224 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810316010209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DRING LOW ALTITUDE CIRCLING, STALLED, IMPACTED FROZEN LAKE. NO CAUSE FOUND FOR ENGINE STOPPAGE.

## 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 ANC81FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA030), Mar 16, 1981: Taylorcraft F-19 (N20022), Susitna Lake, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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