# Accident 19940605032279A: Tcraft F19, Wassila Cheri, AK, June 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1994, 18:00 local time
- Place: Wassila Cheri, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N96330, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96330) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT F19
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940605032279A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TAKEOFF AFTER PROLONGED WATER TAXI.ENGINE SPUTTERED ON CLIMBOUT.BEGAN RETURN.PUT ON CARB HEAT TOO LATE.

## 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 ANC94LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA065), Jun 6, 1994: Taylorcraft F-19 (N96330), Wassila-Cheri, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICE COLLECTING IN THE CARBURETOR THROAT AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE EXTENDED WATER TAXI.

## Other reports on N96330 (1)

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

- [Incident 20120623013229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120623013229I), Jun 23, 2012: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96330), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. On June 23, 2012 a single engine Taylorcraft BC12D aircraft landed at Lake Hood airstrip, Anchorage, Alaska, runway 31, at 1700 ast. The pilot was the sole…

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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