- Date
- March 19, 1981
- Place
- Wht Sulphr Spg, AK · WHT SULPHR SPG, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3694TTaylorcraft F19
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810319010679A
- Case key
- 127058
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0824 81/3/19 WHT SULPHR SPG,AK TAYLORCRAFT F19 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 178 TIME - 0745 N3694T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHT SULPHR SPG,AK SITKA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STICKING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.PLT HAD 2.1HRS AS PIC IN ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3694T
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft F19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3694TRegistered now · Taylorcraft F19Airframe modelTaylorcraft F19Engine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3694T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC03CA078Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAniak, AKThe pilot's inadvertent touchdown, and failure to maintain clearance from trees during an aborted landing, which resulted in the nose over of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain.NTSB ANC84LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRainbow Lake, AKThe plt stated that the acft 'was sluggish getting on the step. After lift-off it still performed under par. We cleared the hills and trees. On the downside of the hill we hit a downdraft. We hit the trees nose high; climb power.' The reported wind was calm.…