# NTSB ANC76DAG27: Taylorcraft 19, N3542T, Kodiak, AK, August 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1975
- Place: Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150179
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2297  75/8/10  NR.KODIAK,AK          TAYLORCRAFT 19      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 469
        TIME - 1200                    N3542T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KODIAK,AK                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FRM MTN RIDGE ABT 450FT LONG. SETTLED BACK INTO GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3542T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3542T-2010-12-22), registration cancelled 2010-12-22, S/N F002, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT 19
- Registry model: [Taylorcraft F19](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (registry code 8850904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750810025379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750810025379A), Aug 10, 1975: Tcraft F19, Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Took off frm mtn ridge abt 450FT long. Settled back into grnd.

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.

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