# Incident 20030317005399I: Curtis P40NREED, Casa Grande, AZ, March 17, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2003, 10:30 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Casa Grande Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9549° N, 111.7668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CASA GRANDE MUNI (CGZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9549&lon=-111.7668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1226N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1226N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright P-40N (registry code 2622206, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-p-40n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison V1710 series (registry code 03001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-v1710-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS P40NREED
- Reported engine: ALLSN V1710*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030317005399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN DEPARTED LUKE AFB ENROUTE TO HIS HOME BASE IN TEXAS. AT LEVEL CRUISE, 11,500' APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF SFD VOR (AZ), THE AIRMAN STATED THE ENGINE QUIT AND AN EMERGENCY OFF FIELD LANDING WAS MADE 1.5 MILES SOUTH WEST OF CGZ AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT (ONLY OCCUPANT) RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N1226N (3)

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

- [Incident 20190316010799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190316010799I), Mar 16, 2019: Curtiss Wright P-40N (N1226N), Conroe, TX, Minor damage. N1226N flight with 01 pilot onboard originated from Conroe-north Houston regional airport (cxo), Conroe, TX, with a destination of Conroe-north Houston…
- [Incident 19940424014439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940424014439I), Apr 24, 1994: Curtis P40NREED (N1226N), Fredricksburg, TX, Minor damage. Pilot collided with a parked aircraft while taxiing to his parking position.
- [Incident 19900420015219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900420015219I), Apr 20, 1990: Curtis P40NREED (N1226N), Three Rivers, TX, Minor damage. Cockpit canopy departed inflight. No problem observed in pre flight.

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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