# Accident 19990705008179A: Tcraft F19, Anchorage, AK, July 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1999, 10:40 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1607° N, 149.9893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1607&lon=-149.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3676T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3676T-2018-03-12) (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 O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 750 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990705008179A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) AT 200-300 FEET DURING A CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, MR. TAYLOR ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE HIS HEADSET FROM BEHIND THE PILOT SEAT. IN DOING SO, MR. TAYLOR ALLOWED HIS AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND INTO THE GROUND AND CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON IMPACT. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO ENA FSS BY A PASSING AIRCRAFT. MR. TAYLOR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO ANCHORAGE WHERE HE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR MINOR INJURIES.             (.4) THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED A REMOTE, 1,000 FOOT LONG STRIP TOWARD THE WEST. ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE PILOT SAID HE DISCOVERED HE HAD FAILED TO PUT ON HIS HEADSET. HE TURNED AND REACHED INTO THE BACK OF THE AIRPLANE TO RETRIEVE THE HEADSET. DURING THE PROCESS OF RETRIEVING THE HEADSET, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ABOUT 75 FEET ALONG OPEN GROUND. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

## 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 ANC99LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA087), Jul 5, 1999: Taylorcraft F-19 (N3676T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's diverted attention in the cockpit, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane.

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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