# Accident 19791014029749A: Cvac L13A, Girdwood, AK, October 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Airport: Girdwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9690° N, 149.1193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GIRDWOOD (AQY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9690&lon=-149.1193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2544B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2544B-2018-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee/Hops L-13A (registry code 2420704, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-hops-l-13a) (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: 291 total, 46 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014029749A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON RUNWAY AT TOUCHDOWN. FOUND BRAKES LOCKED DUE TO ICE.

## 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 ANC80DAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG10), Oct 14, 1979: Convair L-13 (N2544B), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2544B (1)

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

- [Accident 19750611016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750611016999A), Jun 11, 1975: Cvac L13A (N2544B), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Plt pos rudder pedals fwd in cruise. Forgot to reposition them bfor ldg. Lost ctl.

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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