Taylorcraft F19 N3617T
28 May 2013 · Napakiak, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 May 2013 at about 17:30 local time, a Taylorcraft F19 registered N3617T, operated by Dehaan Nathan M, was involved in an accident near Napakiak, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Napakiak, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Napakiak (PANA)
- Coordinates
- 60.6875, -161.9736
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft F19
- Registration
- N3617T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dehaan Nathan M
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Napakiak → Napakiak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC13CA050
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor and student pilot were practicing landings in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The flight instructor stated that on the second landing, the student pilot encountered a sink rate that he could not recover from, and the airplane landed hard, collapsing the right main landing gear, and sustaining substantial damage to the right wing lift strut. The instructor stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2012 | Taylorcraft F19 | Emporia, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2009 | Taylorcraft F19 | Lake Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2008 | Taylorcraft F19 | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | James W. Freeman | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2008 | Taylorcraft F19 | Harper, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Taylorcraft F19 | Goose Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Taylorcraft F19 | Hoonah, Alaska, United States | Leah Pagenkopf | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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