# Accident 19740704025589A: Curtis TRVAIR16K, Gibsonville, NC, July 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1974
- Place: Gibsonville, NC
- Airport: Mclean
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.1022° N, 79.5430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gibsonville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1022&lon=-79.5430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N422W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Travel Air 16-K (registry code 2621508, https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-16-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner B5 series (registry code 37501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR16K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 180 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DLJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740704025589A

## Narrative

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

L/O MADE SLIGHTLY BLO NML SPEED.CLBG TURN TO L,ALSO SLOWER THAN NML.CPLTD TURN,ACFT SETTLED.

## 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 IAD75DLJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLJ01), Jul 4, 1974: Curtis-Wrt 16 (N422W), Gibsonville, NC, 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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