# Accident 19920602017919A: Tcraft F19, Suckling Hills, AK, June 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1992, 16:25 local time
- Place: Suckling Hills, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7894° N, 145.6102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7894&lon=-145.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3550T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3550T-1992-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F19 (registry code 8850904, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT F19
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 423 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920602017919A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AVOIDING RISING TERRAIN AFTER DEPARTING REMOTE STRIP ON SEARCH MISSION. 3 FULL 5 GALLON CANS FUEL ONBOARD.

## 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 ANC92LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA085), Jun 3, 1992: Taylorcraft F-19 (N3550T), Suckling Hills, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RISING TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N3550T (2)

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

- [Incident 19900907050389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900907050389I), Sep 7, 1990: Tcraft F19 (N3550T), Illiamna, AK, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Landed on flat tundra.
- [Incident 19780823047889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780823047889I), Aug 23, 1978: Tcraft F19 (N3550T), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Float plane touched down in shallow water at lake's edge damaging float.

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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