Taylorcraft F19 N3937T
29 May 1997 · Tracy, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 May 1997 at about 21:00 local time, a Taylorcraft F19 registered N3937T was involved in an accident near Tracy, California, 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tracy, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tracy (TCY)
- Coordinates
- 37.7302, -121.4201
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft F19
- Registration
- N3937T
- 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
- LAX97LA207
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind gust, and his failure to maintain runway alignment after encountering the wind gust.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings on runway 29. During the landing flare at 15 feet above the surface, a wind gust was encountered from 340 degrees at 20 knots. The pilot reported that the airplane yawed 45 degrees left, and the gust pushed the airplane off the runway. The pilot applied full engine power to recover; however, directional control was lost. The airplane exited the left side of the runway and collided with a fence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft F19 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1995 | Taylorcraft F19 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1994 | Taylorcraft F19 | Orrington, Maine, United States | Rodney L Hanscom | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 2000 | Taylorcraft F19 | West Lafayette, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2001 | Taylorcraft F19 | Backus, Minnesota, United States | Edwin Burt | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 May 1992 | Taylorcraft F19 | Harvard, Illinois, United States | Wottreng, Thomas C. & Nicholas | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jul 2002 | Taylorcraft F19 | Heron, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1997 | Airbus A300 B4-203 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, In | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1997 | Bell UH-1H | Tahoe City, California, United States | Usda / Forest Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Julian, California, United States | Plus One Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Schweizer 2-32 | Warner Springs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Bellanca 7ECA | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 | Castaic, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |