# Accident 19780823019409A: Curtis TRVAIRD4D, Des Moines, IA, August 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1978
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N434N-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Travel Air D-4-D (registry code 2621012, https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-d-4-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 760A B D E&ET (registry code 67009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760a-b-d-e-et) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIRD4D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 507 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780823019409A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC78FCD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD45), Aug 23, 1978: Travel Air D4D (N434N), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N434N (3)

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

- [Incident 19860921051589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860921051589I), Sep 21, 1986: N434N, Oakland, CA. Engine ran rough and quit after sky writing. Safe landing. Suspect gear on the back of the crankshaft jammed.
- [Accident 19800413010329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800413010329A), Apr 13, 1980: Curtis TRVAIRD4D (N434N), Candor, NC, Substantial damage. Prop oil seal ruptured. Oil on windscreen and goggles. Landed in soft field. Airplane nosed over.
- [Incident 19790305008669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305008669I), Mar 5, 1979: N434N, Lafayette, LA, Minor damage. Ring cowling moved forward and contacted prop. Inadequate number of cowling locator fittings used.

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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