# Superior CULVER V

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 8730306
- Manufacturer (registry): SUPERIOR
- Model: CULVER V
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 93 mph
- Certification: Type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 7
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/superior-culver-v

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (7)

- [N3014K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3014K): [Szostak Edward M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SZOSTAK%20EDWARD%20M), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego), built 1946, S/N V-233
- [N3099K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3099K): [Nimmons Johnny F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIMMONS%20JOHNNY%20F), [Brookshire, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brookshire), built 1946, S/N V-318
- [N3261U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3261U): [Kansas Aviation Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KANSAS%20AVIATION%20MUSEUM), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita), S/N V-173
- [N44539](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44539): [Austin Lloyd L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUSTIN%20LLOYD%20L), [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover), built 1946, S/N V-32
- [N44652](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44652): [Ozarks Auto Show Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OZARKS%20AUTO%20SHOW%20INC), [Hollister, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Hollister), S/N V-43
- [N80281](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80281): [Ozarks Auto Show Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OZARKS%20AUTO%20SHOW%20INC), [Hollister, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Hollister), built 1946, S/N V-200
- [N8442B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8442B): [Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20AIRCRAFT%20CONSULTANCY%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Casper, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Casper), built 1946, S/N V-98

## NTSB investigations (5)

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 LAX99LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA208), Jun 4, 1999: Culver V (N44549), San Martin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and failure to refuel the aircraft during an en route stop.
- [NTSB OAK75DVD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD30), Dec 29, 1974: Culver V (N6545C), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0531), Feb 24, 1967: Superior Culver (N6544C), Gallitzin, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0356), Jun 15, 1966: Culver V (N6544C), Westerly, RI, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3880](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3880), Sep 9, 1964: Culver V (N3104K), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20150502005539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150502005539I), May 2, 2015: Superior CULVER V (N44539), El Dorado, AR, Minor damage. On may 02, 2015, at approximately 0745 CDT, a Culver V, N44539, ran off the end of runway 18, down an embankment at the El Dorado downtown airport-Stevens…
- [Accident 19990604006449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990604006449A), Jun 4, 1999: Amtr CULVERV (N44549), San Martin, CA, Substantial damage. 1946 Superior culver v acft ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing in a vacant field. (From .19) on June 4, 1999, at 1613 hours pacific daylight time, a…

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