# NTSB ANC80DAG10: Convair L-13, N2544B, Girdwood, AK, October 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1979
- Place: Girdwood, AK · GIRDWOOD, AK
- Location: 60.9425° N, 149.1664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Girdwood, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9425&lon=-149.1664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3612  79/10/14   GIRDWOOD,AK         CONVAIR L-13        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1800                    N2544B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GIRDWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GIRDWOOD,AK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2544B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2544B-2018-07-12), registration cancelled 2018-07-12, S/N 47-378, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR L-13
- Registry model: [Consolidated Vultee/Hops L-13A](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-hops-l-13a) (registry code 2420704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Girdwood

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791014029749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014029749A), Oct 14, 1979: Cvac L13A, Girdwood, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft nosed over on runway at touchdown. Found brakes locked due to ice.

## Other investigations on N2544B (2)

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 ANC75DAG95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG95), Jun 11, 1975: Convair L-13 (N2544B), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72DVM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVM07), Oct 10, 1971: Convair L-13 (N2544B), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage

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.

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