# Accident 19730822031449A: Cvac BT13A, Galveston Tex, TX, August 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1973
- Place: Galveston Tex, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Aircraft: N2200S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2200S-1974-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair BT-13A (registry code 2420204, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-bt-13a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC BT13A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,139 total, 13 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730822031449A

## Narrative

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

TOO CLOSE TO OTR ACFT INITIATED GO-AROUND.HIT GND IN A STEEP NOSE DWN ATTITUDE.

## 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 FTW74FRA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA11), Aug 22, 1973: Convair BT-13A (N2200S), Galveston, TX, substantial damage

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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