# Incident 19821006065789I: Curtis SB2CCURTISS, Harlingen, TX, October 6, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1982, 14:25 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1906° N, 97.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlingen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1906&lon=-97.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92879, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92879) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright SB2C5 (registry code 2624020, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-sb2c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-2600 series (registry code 67050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS SB2CCURTISS
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,015 total, 44 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821006065789I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. ENGINE PROBLEM NOT DETERMINED.

## Other reports on N92879 (1)

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

- [Accident 20011208037419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011208037419A), Dec 8, 2001: Curtis SB2CCURTISS (N92879), New Orleans, LA, No damage. (-23) After landing on rwy 36L, the SB-2C held short on taxiway juliet until cleared to taxi across rwy 36R. The pilot statement acknowledges concerns about an…

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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