# Accident 19810710045929A: Curtis TRVAIR4000, Chino, CA, July 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1981, 13:57 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9748° N, 117.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHINO (CNO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9748&lon=-117.6365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9872, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9872) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B-4000 (registry code 2621804, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-b-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR4000
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 749 total, 17 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710045929A

## Narrative

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

IMPROPERLY ALIGNED ON RUNWAY. POOR FORWARD VISION. RAN OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF AND TURNED OVER.

## 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 LAX81FUG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG39), Jul 10, 1981: Curtis WRT. B-4000 (N9872), Chino, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9872 (2)

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

- [Accident 20151114019889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151114019889A), Nov 14, 2015: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B-4000 (N9872), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. On 14 nov 2015 at 1446 the PIC of N9872 lost control during landing rollout at Palomar Airport (crq). It was the fourth flight of the day while landing on rwy…
- [Incident 20150916024109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150916024109I), Sep 16, 2015: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B-4000 (N9872), Carsbad, CA, Minor damage. The pilot stated that on normal approach, straight in at 70 miles an hour. Touchdown on the main wheels, normal landing. Power to idle , the pilot slowing…

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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