# NTSB FTW65A0089: Curtiss P-40, N1228N, Mercedes, TX, March 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1965
- Place: Mercedes, TX · MERCEDES, TX
- Location: 26.1538° N, 97.9129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mercedes, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1538&lon=-97.9129&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0085  65/3/13    MERCEDES TEX        CURTISS P-40        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N1228N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REBEL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED A SLOW ROLL WITH ABOUT 29 DEGREES OF FLAPS EXTENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1228N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1228N-1965-05-21), registration cancelled 1965-05-21, S/N 27466 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS P-40
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright P-40N](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-p-40n) (registry code 2622206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rebel Field

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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