# NTSB ANC80DAG88: Taylorcraft F19, N3615T, Wasilla, AK, August 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1980
- Place: Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2336   80/8/1    WASILLA,AK          TAYLORCRAFT F19     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 340
        TIME - 1900                    N3615T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                WASILLA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3615T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3615T-2008-10-14), registration cancelled 2008-10-14, S/N F-068, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT F19
- 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
- Airport: Philo

## 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 19800801032249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801032249A), Aug 1, 1980: Tcraft F19, Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Struck trees on final. Impacted ground off approach end of runway.

## Other investigations on N3615T (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 ANC06LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA014), Dec 22, 2005: Taylorcraft F-19 (N3615T), Chenga Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees, and subsequent collision with the ground.

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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