Taylorcraft F-19 N2001K

Summary

On 27 May 1984 at about 23:45 local time, a Taylorcraft F-19 registered N2001K was involved in an accident near Middlebourne, West Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 May 1984 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Middlebourne, West Virginia, United States

Coordinates

39.4890, -80.8992

Aircraft

Taylorcraft F-19

Registration

N2001K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84FIJ02

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER RETURNING TO THE ARPT, THE PLT MADE AN APCH TO RWY 10, WHICH HAD A DROP-OFF ON THE APCH END. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS VARIABLE & OCCASIONALLY GUSTY. ON THE 1ST APCH, THE ACFT ENCOUNTER 'SLIGHT AIR TURBULENCE' & THE PLT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HE STATED THAT HIS 2ND APCH WAS MADE AT MIN SPEED & HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST. THE ACFT PITCHED NOSE-UP, HE APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE PLANE STALLED & STRUCK THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE ON RISING TERRAIN. THE ACFT MOVED ONLY 4 TO 5 FT AFTER IMPACT. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, FUSELAGE & PROP, BUT THE ACFT WAS CONSIDERED REPAIRABLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.