# Accident 20030831037009A: Tcraft F19, Aniak, AK, August 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2003, 22:00 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5799° N, 159.5476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aniak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5799&lon=-159.5476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3694T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3694T) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030831037009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 31, 2003 A TAYLORCRAFT, F19 REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY DENNIS J GIESE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT NEAR ANIAK ALASKA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE MADE SEVERAL PASSES OVER THE RIDGE PRIOR TO THE LANDING. DURING THE LANDING THE WIND GUSTED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF FAR PART 91. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS UNINJURED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3694T (3)

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

- [Accident 19840620027379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840620027379A), Jun 20, 1984: Tcraft F19 (N3694T), Rainbow Lake, AK, Destroyed. Encountered a downdraft after a sluggish water takeoff. Aircraft settled into trees surrounding the lake.
- [Accident 19810319010679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810319010679A), Mar 19, 1981: Tcraft F19 (N3694T), White Sulphur S, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power after takeoff. Crash occurred during attempt to return to land.
- [Incident 19780514033589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780514033589I), May 14, 1978: Tcraft F19 (N3694T), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control, aircraft ground looped after landing.

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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