# Accident 19790421013549A: Cvac L13A, Snohomish, WA, April 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Snohomish
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9289° N, 122.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snohomish, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9289&lon=-122.0927&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 L13A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total, 1,025 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421013549A

## Narrative

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

MADE WHEEL LANDING, CORRECTED HEADING BY USE OF BRAKES, FLIPPED OVER INVERTED.

## 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 SEA79DYE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE19), Apr 21, 1979: Convair L-13 (N4659V), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4659V (1)

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

- [Accident 19771011031479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771011031479A), Oct 11, 1977: Cvac L13BRANCHFLW (N4659V), Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Pwr loss after switching to both tank psn. Evidence of rotation at impact. Rocky terrain.

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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