# Accident 20050803017919A: Cvac BT13A, Lyme, NH, August 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2005, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lyme, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8714° N, 72.1744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8714&lon=-72.1744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49646, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49646-2006-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair BT-13A (registry code 2420204, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050803017919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 3, 2005, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED A GRASS STRIP IN LYME, ME. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE PILOT AND HIS 11 YEAR OLD SON DID NOT SURVIVE THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 IAD05LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA114), Aug 3, 2005: Convair BT-13A (N49646), Lyme, NH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in an incorrect fuel selector position, fuel starvation, and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to…

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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