- Date
- December 20, 1973
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4704VConvair L-13
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731220041369A
- Case key
- 187435
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3915 73/12/20 FAIRBANKS,ALAS CONVAIR L-13 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1090 TIME - 1115 N4704V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METRO FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- AILERON CTL JAMMED FOR UNDET REASON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4704V
- Reported as
- Convair L-13
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Metro Field
N4704VRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Consolidated Vultee/Hops L-13AAirframe modelConsolidated Vultee/Hops L-13AEngine modelFranklin 6V6 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.