# Accident 20011208037419A: Curtis SB2CCURTISS, New Orleans, LA, December 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2001, 15:40 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0205° N, 90.0196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0205&lon=-90.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92879, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92879) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright SB2C5 (registry code 2624020, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-sb2c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-2600 series (registry code 67050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS SB2CCURTISS
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011208037419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON RWY 36L, THE SB-2C HELD SHORT ON TAXIWAY JULIET UNTIL CLEARED TO TAXI ACROSS RWY 36R. THE PILOT STATEMENT ACKNOWLEDGES CONCERNS ABOUT AN AIRCRAFT THAT WAS HOLDING FOR TAKEOFF ON RWY 36R AND THE PREVIOUS ARRIVAL THAT ALSO EXITED ONTO JULIET BUT WAS NOW UNSEEN UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE CESSNA HAD NOT MOVED AND WAS STRUCK AS THE SB-2C BRAKED TO A HALT. THE ASCENDING PROPELLER BLADE DAMAGED THE RIGHT ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 FTW02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA047), Dec 8, 2001: Curtiss-Wright SB2C-5 (N92879), New Orleans, LA, minor damage. Probable cause: the Helldiver pilot's failure to maintain visual separation with the Cessna while taxiing. Contributing factors were the Cessna pilot's failure to comply with the local controller's instructions to…

## Other reports on N92879 (1)

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

- [Incident 19821006065789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821006065789I), Oct 6, 1982: Curtis SB2CCURTISS (N92879), Harlingen, TX, Minor damage. Engine lost power on takeoff climb. Landed in a plowed field. Engine problem not determined.

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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