# Accident 19730929031189A: Cvac BT13A, Madera, CA, September 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1973
- Place: Madera, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.9662° N, 120.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madera, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9662&lon=-120.0859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67579, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67579) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair BT-13A (registry code 2420204, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-bt-13a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC BT13A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730929031189A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK74FVA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVA20), Sep 29, 1973: Vultee BT-13A (N67579), Madera, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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