Accident · 2001-03-04

NTSB case ANC01LA040 · Taylorcraft 19 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2001-03-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Taylorcraft 19 (N22N)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to compensate for a tailwind during takeoff, and his delay in aborting the takeoff. Factors in the accident were a tailwind, and snow-covered terrain.

Source: NTSB case ANC01LA040

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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