# Accident 19970907039099A: Curtis TRVAIR12Q, Pendleton, OR, September 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1997, 10:45 local time
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Airport: Pendleton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7308° N, 118.7900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7308&lon=-118.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N496W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N496W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-Q (registry code 2621302, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-12-q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS TRVAIR12Q
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907039099A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL LANDING. GROUND LOOPED WHEN TAIL CAME DOWN. TAIL WHEEL SPRING BECAME DISCONNECTED.

## 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 SEA97LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA207), Sep 7, 1997: Curtiss-Wright Travel AIR 12-Q (N496W), Pendleton, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the tail wheel assembly spring disconnected.

## Other reports on N496W (2)

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

- [Accident 20080727841759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080727841759A), Jul 27, 2008: Curtis TRVAIR12Q (N496W), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 27, 2008, pilot [privacy data omitted] was landing his Curtis wright travel air 12-Q, NC496W, at Erie, CO,(keik). During the touch down phase the…
- [Incident 19900118006619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118006619I), Jan 18, 1990: Curtis TRVAIR12Q (N496W), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Advised tower he wanted to land on grass area. Vehicle in way on touchdown. Veered and hit runway light.

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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