# Accident 19970529013849A: Tcraft F19, Tracy, CA, May 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Tracy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7302° N, 121.4201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7302&lon=-121.4201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3937T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3937T-2011-04-13) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 76 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970529013849A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WIND GUST DURING FLARE. UNABLE TO CONTROL. EXITED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH FENCE.

## 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 LAX97LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA207), May 29, 1997: Taylorcraft F19 (N3937T), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind gust, and his failure to maintain runway alignment after encountering the wind gust.

## Other reports on N3937T (2)

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

- [Accident 20090314012519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090314012519A), Mar 14, 2009: Tcraft F19 (N3937T), Tower, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] taxied out from a "fly-in" on lake vermillion near Tower, MN, at approximately 1435 local. The approximate direction for multiple…
- [Incident 19781009029909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009029909I), Oct 9, 1978: Tcraft F19 (N3937T), Bridgeville, PA, Minor damage. During turn around after landing.a moderate wind gust tipped the airplane up on a wing tip. Damaged tip and prop.

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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