# Accident 19740502011919A: Curtis TRVAIR4000, Phoenix, AZ, May 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1974
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5433, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Travel Air 4000 (registry code 2621818, https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR4000
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,186 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740502011919A

## Narrative

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

NO.7 CYL CRACKED.ATTEMPTED EMERG LDG ON DIRT RD WITH LOW AIRSPEED,LOW ALT.SPRAYING ALFALFA.

## 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 LAX74DUJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ53), May 2, 1974: Travel Air 4000 (N5433), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5433 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010803020619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010803020619A), Aug 3, 2001: N5433, Springfield, AR, No damage. (-23) At approximately 0830 hours on 3 August 2001, N5433 a curtis travel air D4000 crashed while attempting a takeoff from a private grass strip. The pilot in…
- [Incident 19841004068539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841004068539I), Oct 4, 1984: Curtis TRVAIR4000 (N5433), Tolleson, AZ, Minor damage. Aircraft veered off narrow dirt runway striking a fence.

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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