# Accident 19810815050059A: Cvac BT13A, Friendswood, TX, August 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Airport: Clover
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67208, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee BT-13A (registry code 2420224, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-bt-13a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC BT13A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,929 total, 21 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815050059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPROPERLY ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY DURING LANDING. WHEEL HIT DITCH AND SHEARED CAUSING ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW81FRA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA53), Aug 15, 1981: Vultee BT-13A (N67208), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N67208 (2)

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

- [Incident 19920925045639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920925045639I), Sep 25, 1992: Cvac BT13A (N67208), Mcalester, OK, Minor damage. Aircraft had not attained flying speed. Veered left off runway into a bog.
- [Incident 19920405013409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920405013409I), Apr 5, 1992: Cvac BT13A (N67208), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on slight crosswind take off. Veered off runway onto the grass.

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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