Taylorcraft Aviation CORP F19 accident near Anchorage, Alaska, May 17, 2022
On May 17, 2022, a 1978 Taylorcraft Aviation CORP F19, registered N927AP, was substantially damaged in an accident during approach (VFR pattern base) near Anchorage, Alaska (Goose Bay airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to a lack of available evidence.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 17, 2022 · cases in 2022
- Place
- Anchorage, Alaska · Goose Bay · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft Aviation CORP F19, built 1978 · all F19s on the register
- Registration
- N927AP · no longer on the register · serial F-109
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The flight instructor reported that while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, after carburetor heat was applied, she “heard a noise,” followed by a decrease in engine power. She attempted to apply full throttle, but the engine did not respond. Unable to reach the runway, and in an effort to avoid rocks and debris on a nearby beach, she elected to land on adjacent mud flats. During the landing, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The instructor and student were able to egress the airplane, but the wreckage could not be secured before it was washed into the bay during rising tides. Due to the wreckage not being recovered, the reason for the power loss could not be determined.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (partial) during approach (VFR pattern base) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft power plant › (general) › (general) › Unknown/Not determined other cases naming the engine
Flight instructor
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 34,175 hours in all; 3,800 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 20,000 as pilot in command; 14,000 on instruments
- Last flight review: August 10, 2020
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: minor injuries
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 52 hours in all; 2 in this make and model; 2 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 12 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: May 15, 2022
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,853.1 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 4, 2021
- Maximum gross weight: 1,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-200-A66B (piston); 5,235 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PANC Anchorage AK at 11:32 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 26, 3,000 ft by 75 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 9,000 ft; a few clouds at 7,000 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter: 29.64 inHg
- Observation at 4:53 pm from PANC, 15 miles away
Weather report (METAR): PANC 170053Z 00000KT 10SM FEW070 BKN090 BKN160 13/00 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP037 VIRGA DSNT N-E T01330000
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 2 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photo 1 – View of Airplane at Rest.
Photo 2 – View of airplane prior to being swept out to sea with the tide.The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on August 22, 2022. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Memorandum for Record - Wreckage Disposition | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Investigative Photographs | PDF, 2 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N927AP: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Taylorcraft Aviation Corp F19 85 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Engine: Continental O-200-A66B 8,790 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Goose Bay Airport · nearest airport
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ANC22LA033.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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