# Accident 20230627007479A: Curtiss Wright P-40E, Hamilton, MT, June 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2023, 08:05 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2707° N, 114.1292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2707&lon=-114.1292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4420K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4420K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright P-40E (registry code 2622203, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-p-40e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS WRIGHT P-40E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230627007479A

## Narrative

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

PER WITNESS' STATEMENTS: AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY SURFACE AT A NORMAL DISTANCE FROM INITIAL TAKE-OF ROLL AND ATTAINED A NORMAL CLIMB ANGLE.  AIRCRAFT THEN BANKED LEFT, APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES, ROLLED TO A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE, THEN ALTERNATELY ROLLING LEFT THEN RIGHT PRIOR TO IMPACT - APPROXIMATELY 2000' NW OF THE END OF RUNWAY.  FIRE CONSUMED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SOME OF THE CKPT.

## 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 WPR23FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA244), Jun 27, 2023: Curtiss Wright P-40E (N4420K), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N4420K (1)

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

- [Accident 20091024051459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091024051459A), Oct 24, 2009: Curtiss Wri P-40E (N4420K), Lincoln, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on runway 17, told to turn left on e or n, made a sharp right turn off runway 17, right main gear collapsed.

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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