# Accident 19771011031479A: Cvac L13BRANCHFLW, Wenatchee, WA, October 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1977
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4659V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4659V-2006-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee L-13 (registry code 2420702, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-l-13) (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 L13BRANCHFLW
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771011031479A

## Narrative

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

PWR LOSS AFTER SWITCHING TO BOTH TANK PSN.EVIDENCE OF ROTATION AT IMPACT.ROCKY TERRAIN.

## 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 SEA78DYP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP02), Oct 11, 1977: Cons-Vultee L-13 (N4659V), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4659V (1)

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

- [Accident 19790421013549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421013549A), Apr 21, 1979: Cvac L13A (N4659V), Snohomish, WA, Substantial damage. Made wheel landing, corrected heading by use of brakes, flipped over inverted.

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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