# Accident 19960704016329A: Tcraft F19, Mitchellville, MD, July 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1996
- Place: Mitchellville, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.9505° N, 76.7296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9505&lon=-76.7296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2004A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2004A) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960704016329A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING GROUND LOOPED, RAN OFF RUNWAY, HIT PARKED PLANE, BROKE WING SPARS ON LEFT SIDE, DAMAGED LEFT AILERON.

## 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 IAD96LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA104), Jul 4, 1996: Taylorcraft F-19 (N2004A), Mitchellville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. Related factors were the gusty crosswind conditions.

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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