# NTSB MIA83FA173: Taylorcraft TC-19, N20021, Lorida, FL, July 1, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 1, 1983, 10:24 local (14:24 UTC)
- Place: Lorida, FL
- Coordinates: 27.340055, -81.190071 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3401&lon=-81.1901&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83FA173
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30789/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA173

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - buzzing - intentional, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WITNESSES ALONG A HIGHWAY OBSERVED THE ACFT FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE. ONE WITNESS SAW THE ACFT HIT A POWERLINE, CLIMB A LITTLE, THEN CRASH NOSE FIRST.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20021](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20021-2013-06-11), registration cancelled 2013-06-11, S/N F-144, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT TC-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-144
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Larry Reinhard
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SEE, SEBRING, FL
- Destination: OBE, OKEECHOBEE, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, expired; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: VRB, 57 nm away

## 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 19830701027889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830701027889A), Jul 1, 1983: Tcraft F19, Lorida, FL, Destroyed. Struck a powerline while making a steep low altitude turn after takeoff. Crashed and burned.

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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