# Accident 19890803026839A: Curtis TRVAIRB4000, Warrenton, VA, August 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1989, 16:10 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5863° N, 77.7106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WARRENTON/FAUQUIER (HWY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5863&lon=-77.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13906, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13906) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Travel Air B-4000 (registry code 2621820, https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-b-4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIRB4000
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803026839A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN IN A CRAB ANGLE IN CROSSWIND. SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR. FLIPPED OVER ON RUNWAY. 2HRS IN TYP

## 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 BFO89LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA067), Aug 3, 1989: Travel Air B-4000 (N13906), Midland, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND IMPROPER FLARE DURING THE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE:THE WIND CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF…

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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