# Accident 19740407008421A: Curtis TRVAIR4000, Medford, OR, April 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1974
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Medford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9943, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9943) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 (registry code 2621802, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR4000
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 616 total, 10 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DYI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DYI11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740407008421A

## Narrative

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

TAXI TO RAMP AREA.PLT FAILED TO S-TURN DRG TAXI.NOT RADIO EQUIPPED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2800S, Cessna 150G: [Accident 19740407008422A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740407008422A)

## 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 LAX74DYI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DYI11), Apr 7, 1974: Travelair 4000 (N9943), Medford, OR, minor 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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