# Accident 19860501015099A: Cvac L13BRANCHFLW, Fairbanks, AK, May 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Metro Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8092° N, 147.7200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8092&lon=-147.7200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2536B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2536B-2018-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee L-13 (registry code 2420702, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-l-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC L13BRANCHFLW
- Reported engine: LYC R680
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860501015099A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON TAKEOFF. TAILWHEEL UNLOCKED DUE TO LOOSE CABLES. SUSPECT AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS.

## 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 ANC86LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA052), May 2, 1986: Consolidated-Vultee L-13 (N2536B), Fairbanks, AK, 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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