# Accident 19880514018329A: Curtis TRVAIR2000, Fairfield, CA, May 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Fairfield, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4093° N, 122.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4093&lon=-122.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6130, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6130-2011-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 2000 (registry code 2621602, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR2000
- Reported engine: LYC R68013
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,357 total, 131 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880514018329A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW IN VALLEY. MADE STEEP CLIMBING PULLUP OVER A HILL. STALLED. SPUN IN. BURNED ON IMPACT.

## 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 LAX88FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA180), May 14, 1988: Curtiss-Wright Travel AIR 2000 (N6130), Fairfield, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED AT WHICH THE AIRCRAFT IS CONTROLLABLE AND ENTERING A STALL.

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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