# Accident 19920510013899A: Tcraft F19, Harvard, IL, May 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: Harvard, IL
- Airport: Dacy Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4203° N, 88.6105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4203&lon=-88.6105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3688T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3688T-2014-10-02) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 180 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920510013899A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN DURING CLIMBOUT FROM AIRPORT. PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN FOR 5 MONTHS. NOT CURRENT TO CARRY PASSENGER.

## 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 CHI92FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA142), May 10, 1992: Taylorcraft F19 (N3688T), Harvard, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB OUT. A RELATED FACTOR IS THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.

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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