# Incident 19810404021709I: Tcraft F19, Livermore, CA, April 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1981, 17:05 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3579T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3579T) (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: 170 total, 15 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810404021709I

## Narrative

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

DURING ENGINE IDLE OPERATION IN FLIGHT, MISUSE OF CARBURETOR HEAT CAUSE ENGINE TO STOP.

## Other reports on N3579T (2)

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

- [Incident 19820203011829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203011829I), Feb 3, 1982: Tcraft F19 (N3579T), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Pilot ferried aircraft without damaged tailwheel, landed on grass for directional control. Ground soft, nosed over.
- [Accident 19760829029439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760829029439A), Aug 29, 1976: Tcraft F19 (N3579T), Santa Cruz, CA, Substantial damage. Prolonged glide & slip. Gr hit rwy lip.

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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