Taylorcraft F19 N208AP
6 September 2008 · Harper, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 September 2008 at about 00:30 local time, a Taylorcraft F19 registered N208AP was involved in an accident near Harper, Oregon, 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 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harper, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Butler Ranch (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 43.8253, -117.6458
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft F19
- Registration
- N208AP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Harper → Harper
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX08CA291
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree during the takeoff initial climb.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he was departing from a private, soft, dirt airstrip. He asked the airstrip's owner for his departure recommendation, which was to stay on the left side of the 12-foot-wide airstrip. Immediately after liftoff, the left wing tip struck a tree branch, and the airplane rotated 90 degrees as it fell to the ground. The outboard 3 feet of the left wing was crushed by the impact and the fuselage, firewall, and rudder were wrinkled and/or bent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Taylorcraft F19 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2008 | Taylorcraft F19 | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | James W. Freeman | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2009 | Taylorcraft F19 | Lake Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Taylorcraft F19 | Hoonah, Alaska, United States | Leah Pagenkopf | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2005 | Taylorcraft F19 | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2005 | Taylorcraft F19 | Northampton, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2012 | Taylorcraft F19 | Emporia, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2008 | Boeing BV234 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Columbia Helicopters Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2008 | Mason FALCONAR F-11 | Creswell, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Robinson R-22 BETA | Philomath, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2008 | Wasson Loehle LOEHLE P-40 | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | John Wasson | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Beechcraft B19 | Burns, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2008 | Diamond DA-40 | Lakeview, Oregon, United States | Alpine Aviation | No injuries | - |