# NTSB FTW70DRG41: Vickers XIV, N5505A, Edcouch, TX, May 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1970
- Place: Edcouch, TX · EDCOUCH, TX
- Location: 26.2937° N, 97.9631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edcouch, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2937&lon=-97.9631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DRG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2160   70/5/2    EDCOUCH,TEX         VICKERS XIV         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4740
        TIME - 1500                    N5505A              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ODOM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESLACO,TEX                 HARLINGEN,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- 1ST FLT.CAUSE OF OVERHEATING UNKN.COOLANT HOSE RUPTURED,FWD VIS OBSCURED BY STEAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5505A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5505A-2000-04-03), registration cancelled 2000-04-03, S/N TZ-138 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VICKERS XIV
- Registry model: [Vickers/Supermarine SPITFIRE MARK XIV](https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-supermarine-spitfire-mark-xiv) (registry code 9470120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Odom

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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