# Accident 19770512010579A: Boeing PT13D, Cuba, NM, May 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1977
- Place: Cuba, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.0146° N, 106.9680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cuba, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0146&lon=-106.9680&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-13D (registry code 1380122, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-13d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT13D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,481 total, 2,035 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FQA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770512010579A

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE TO AIRSHOW.LANDED ON ROAD.WENT OFF ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION WITH AUTO THAT STOPPED.

## 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 DEN77FQA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA35), May 12, 1977: Stearman E75 (N121R), Cuba, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N121R (1)

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

- [Accident 19750912030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750912030649A), Sep 12, 1975: Boeing PT13D (N121R), Reno, NV, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Air show wing walking act,inverted flt.

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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