# NTSB ANC99LA087: Taylorcraft F-19, N3676T, Anchorage, AK, July 5, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 5, 1999, 10:40 local (18:40 UTC) - Place: Anchorage, AK - Coordinates: 61.160659, -149.989349 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1607&lon=-149.9893&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report August 3, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 46716 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC99LA087 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46716/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA087 ## Probable cause The pilot's diverted attention in the cockpit, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb - terrain condition - ground - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The certificated private pilot departed a remote, 1,000 foot long strip toward the west. About 300 feet above the ground, the pilot said he discovered he had failed to put on his headset. He turned and reached into the back of the airplane to retrieve the headset. During the process of retrieving the headset, the airplane descended into the ground in a wings level attitude. The landing gear collapsed, and the airplane skidded about 75 feet along open ground. The pilot said he was knocked unconscious for a short period of time. ## Factual narrative On July 5, 1999, about 1040 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Taylorcraft F-19 airplane, N3676T, sustained substantial damage after colliding with terrain, about 16 miles south-southeast of Anchorage, Alaska, about latitude 60 degrees, 54.05 minutes north, and longitude 149 degrees, 58.2 minutes west. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on July 6, 1999, the pilot reported he had landed at a remote strip along the Big Indian Creek, adjacent to the Chickaloon Flats area of the Kenai Peninsula. After fishing, he departed the 1,000 foot long strip toward the west. About 300 feet above the ground, the pilot said he discovered he had failed to put on his headset. He turned and reached into the back of the airplane to retrieve the headset. During the process of retrieving the headset, the airplane descended into the ground in a wings level attitude. The landing gear collapsed, and the airplane skidded about 75 feet along open ground. The pilot said he was knocked unconscious for a short period of time. The airplane received damage to the landing gear, fuselage, and wings. A passing airplane spotted the wreckage, and the pilot was transported to a hospital by helicopter. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3676T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3676T-2018-03-12), registration cancelled 2018-03-12, S/N F-084, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Taylorcraft F-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 - Serial number: F-084 - Airframe hours: 644 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: William P. Taylor - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 1998, 8 hours before - Destination: AK12, AK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 2, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 780 total, 750 in this make and model, 728 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F ## 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 19990705008179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990705008179A), Jul 5, 1999: Tcraft F19, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on landing and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) at 200-300 feet during a climb after takeoff, Mr. Taylor… From the NTSB's public API. 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