# Accident 19840728035859A: Cvac BT13B, Hobbs, NM, July 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1984, 10:14 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7308° N, 103.1607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7308&lon=-103.1607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63697, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63697) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee BT-13B (SNV-2) (registry code 2420228, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-bt-13b-snv-2) (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 BT13B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,122 total, 377 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840728035859A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. ORIGIN OF FAILURE WAS IN ONE OF CYLINDERS.

## 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 DEN84LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA245), Jul 28, 1984: Consolidated-Vultee BT-13B (N63697), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage

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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