# Accident 19890827032209A: Cvac BT13A, Kansas City, MO, August 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1989, 13:28 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Richards-Gebaur Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8504° N, 94.5508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8504&lon=-94.5508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63884, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63884) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee BT-13A (registry code 2420224, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-bt-13a) (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 BT13A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,205 total, 608 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827032209A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK MILITARY AMMUNITION TRAILER ON TAXIWAY TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. BT13 IS BLIND FORWARD. TOWER FAILED TO ALERT.

## 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 MKC89LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA189), Aug 27, 1989: Consolidated-Vultee BT-13A (N63884), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE CONTROL TOWER SERVICE PROVIDED BY TOWER PERSONNEL, AND INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE VEHICLE DRIVER. THE PILOT'S LACK OF VISUAL LOOKOUT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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