# Accident 19810704038109A: Tcraft 19, Delavan, MN, July 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1981, 17:32 local time
- Place: Delavan, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7677° N, 94.0174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delavan, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7677&lon=-94.0174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3581T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT 19
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 37 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704038109A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES A STALL OCCURRED AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHILE FARMER WAS SEARCHING FOR A LOST PIECE OF FARM EQUIPMENT.

## 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 CHI81FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA072), Jul 4, 1981: Taylorcraft F19 (N3581T), Delevan, MN, destroyed, 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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