# Accident 19840715032299A: Curtis TRVAIR4000, San Miguel, CA, July 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1984, 18:45 local time
- Place: San Miguel, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8901° N, 120.5996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8901&lon=-120.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8719, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8719) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Travel Air 4000 (registry code 2621818, https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR4000
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 14 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA396) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840715032299A

## Narrative

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

TWO AIRCRAFT WERE ENGAGEDF IN DOG FIGHT. TRAILING AIRPLANE ENTERED SPIN FROM LOW ALTITUDE AND COULD NOT RECOVER.

## 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 LAX84FA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA396), Jul 16, 1984: Travel Air 4000 (N8719), San Miguel, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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