# Accident 19730726023809A: Curtis TRVAIRL4000, Tollison, AZ, July 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1973
- Place: Tollison, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Aircraft: N359M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N359M-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR L-4000 (registry code 2621814, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-l-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIRL4000
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,310 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730726023809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ADJUSTING SPRAY FLOW VALVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX74DUJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ10), Jul 26, 1973: Travel Air 4000 (N359M), Tollison, AZ, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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