Taylorcraft F-19 N3569T
12 August 2000 · Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 2000 at about 21:00 local time, a Taylorcraft F-19 registered N3569T was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, 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 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.1999, -154.2807
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft F-19
- Registration
- N3569T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Mulchatna River
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC00LA097
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to touchdown at the proper point on the landing area. Factors associated with this accident were the rough landing area, and the brush along the gravel bar.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he was landing on a 500 feet long by 60 feet wide gravel bar. He indicated that the airplane touched down short of the normal landing area, the left wheel landed in a hole which he had not seen, and the left wing contacted a brush pile. The airplane nosed over, and sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, right front lift strut, and left wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft F-19 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 5 Jul 1999 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2002 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Jeremy C. Mayer | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2003 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Aniak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1996 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-18-160 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2000 | Cessna 170B | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Marnie L. Starck | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2000 | Cessna 207 | Kotlik, Alaska, United States | Larry's Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2000 | Cessna 180 | Sterling, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2000 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Ketchum Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2000 | Piper PA-18-150 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Trent R. Davey | No injuries | - |