# Accident 20090314012519A: Tcraft F19, Tower, MN, March 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2009, 14:38 local time
- Place: Tower, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8104° N, 92.2891° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8104&lon=-92.2891&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090314012519A

## Narrative

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

(-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 TAKEOFF TRACKS WAS 250 DEGREES.  WITNESS REPORTS FROM PILOTS INDICATE N3937T LIFTED OFF AND STAYED IN "GROUND EFFECT" AFTER LIFT-OFF UNTIL "APPROXIMATELY CRUISE SPEED".  A CLIMB WAS STARTED AND DESCRIBED AS "PRETTY STEEP" AND "SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I WOULD EXPECT OR HE WOULD'NT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN, IT'S THE KIND OF THING WHERE YOU RISE UP A FEW HUNDRED FEET AND YOUR SPEED BLEEDS OFF."  ALSO DESCRIBED IN ANOTHER REPORT AS "FAIRLY STEEP ANGLE OF ATTACH".  THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT AND BEGAN WHAT WAS DESCRIBED BY PILOT WITNESSES AS A SPIN/STALL, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT 1.5 TO 3.5 SPINS STRAIGHT DOWN BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.  THE ENGINE WAS WITNESSED AS RUNNING DURING THE CLIMB, SPIN, AND PRIOR TO IMPACT.  AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR CONFIRMED THE PROP TURNED FREELY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS (ABOUT 1/8TH TURN EACH WAY BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND).  A/W INSPECTOR ALSO REMOVED R/H MAGNETO AND THE ACCESSORY GEARS APPEARED TO TURN THE PROPELLER MOVEMENT.  ALSO A/W INSPECTOR DESCRIBED "ACCESSORY CASE GEARS AND R/H MAGNETO GEAR APPEARED TO HAVE ADEQUATE LUBRICATION.

## 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 CEN09LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA224), Mar 14, 2009: Taylorcraft F19 (N3937T), Lake Vermillion, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper pitch control resulting in a stall/spin.

## Other reports on N3937T (2)

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

- [Accident 19970529013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970529013849A), May 29, 1997: Tcraft F19 (N3937T), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. Encountered wind gust during flare. Unable to control. Exited left side of runway and collided with fence.
- [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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