Taylorcraft F-19 N96330
6 June 1994 · Wassila-Cheri, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 1994 at about 02:00 local time, a Taylorcraft F-19 registered N96330 was involved in an accident near Wassila-Cheri, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wassila-Cheri, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft F-19
- Registration
- N96330
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cheri Lake → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC94LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
CARBURETOR ICE COLLECTING IN THE CARBURETOR THROAT AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE EXTENDED WATER TAXI.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER AN EXTENDED WATER TAXI, THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRPLANE OFF THE LAKE. THE PLANE'S ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER POWER AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND BEGAN A TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION AND LAND ON THE LAKE FROM WHICH HE HAD JUST DEPARTED. DURING THE TURN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO DEVELOP FULL POWER, BUT THE AIRPLANE HAD DESCENDED TOO LOW AND STRUCK SOME TREES BEFORE REACHING THE LAKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft F-19 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1992 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Suckling Hills, Alaska, United States | Keith E. Nelson | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jul 1996 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1990 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Durango, Colorado, United States | Clifford M. Schmid | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1990 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Darrington, Washington, United States | David A Wheelwright | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1999 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 May 1999 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Kathleen A. Haggstrom | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-18-150 | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | Maynard, Roger L. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-12 | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | Alaska Safari, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1994 | Cessna 140 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Moore, Charles D. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-18-150 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | 4W Air | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1994 | Piper PA-18 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Hulbert, Ward A. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1994 | Cessna 182B | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Charlton, Albert J. | No injuries | - |