# Accident 20190810013669A: Consolidated Vultee BT-13, Franklin, PA, August 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2019, 16:30 local time
- Place: Franklin, PA
- Airport: Venango Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3775° N, 79.8606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3775&lon=-79.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62644, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62644-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Vultee BT-13 (registry code 2420222, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-bt-13) (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: CONSOLIDATED VULTEE BT-13
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA491](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA491) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190810013669A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 03 AT KFKL.  WINDS AT THAT TIME WERE FROM THE W/NW AT 8G20. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL PILOT LOST CONTROL AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE COMING TO REST IN TALL GRASS APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END AND APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH MAIN WHEELS AND LEFT WING.

## 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 GAA19CA491](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA491), Aug 10, 2019: Consolidated Vultee BT13 (N62644), Franklin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and the left main landing gear collapsing.

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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