# NTSB Accident ANC05FA070
> **Taylorcraft F-19** · 2005-05-01 · Fairbanks, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC05FA070
- **Event ID:** 20050506X00563
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-05-01
- **Location:** Fairbanks, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.813888, -147.918609
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Taylorcraft
- **Model:** F-19
- **Registration:** N3691T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a minimum airspeed during a low-altitude turn to return to the airport, and his improper in-flight decision to initiate a steep, low altitude turn, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, and an in-flight collision with terrain.  Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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