- Date
- July 28, 1984, 14:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hobbs, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N63697Consolidated-Vultee BT-13B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840728035859A
- Case key
- 16450
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
As part of a group of a confederate air force acft the flight conducted public relations flyovers at several area arpts. Due to a low ldg gear strut N63697 did not land with the other acft after the flyovers. The plt planned to have the strut repaired upon arrival at Hobbs, NM. While circling ovhd 2 intermediate arpts, engine oil temp exceeded the red line. The plt attributed the rise to high OAT and slow speed. After refueling the acft departed on the last leg to Hobbs. About 15 min later heavy vibrations developed in the engine. Power was reduced and a forced ldg in an oil field accomplished. During the ldg roll both main gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63697
- Reported as
- Consolidated-Vultee BT-13B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 79-1293
- Airframe hours
- 3,744
- Engine
- P&W R985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jim Tilson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 13, 1983 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- Jal, NM
- Destination
- HOB · Hobbs, NM
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,122 total · 377 in this make and model · 4,006 as pilot in command · 109 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.