# Accident 19960526019939A: Cvac BT13A, Brookings, OR, May 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Brookings, OR
- Airport: Brookings State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1302° N, 124.2392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1302&lon=-124.2392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56642, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56642) (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 R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960526019939A

## Narrative

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

WIND CHANGE TO TAILWIND IGNORED CAUSED POTENTIAL OVERRUN. VEERED OFF SIDE RUNWAY TO AVOID SAME. WING STRUCK A TREE.

## 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 SEA96LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA098), May 26, 1996: Consolidated-Vultee BT-13A (N56642), Brookings, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed during the approach to landing, his failure to attain a proper touchdown point for landing, and his failure to perform a go-around, while there was…

## Other reports on N56642 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200523007139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200523007139I), May 23, 2020: Consolidated Vultee BT-13A (N56642), Independence, OR, Minor damage. On 5/23/20 two aircraft were parties to a NMAC at Independence airport (7S5). The result of N56642 maneuvering after landing, while on rollout on the runway,…

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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