# NTSB FTW71FRJ21: Rearwin 8135, N32445, Avery, TX, November 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1970
- Place: Avery, TX · AVERY, TX
- Location: 33.5511° N, 94.7801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avery, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5511&lon=-94.7801&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4129   70/11/2   AVERY,TEX           REARWIN 8135        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1925
        TIME - 1100                    N32445              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEXARKANA,TEX               MIDLAND,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG SEIZED,PROP SPUN OFF SHAFT INTO WG. ATTEMPTED LDG ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32445](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32445), registered now, S/N 869, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REARWIN 8135
- Registry model: [Pigman Reed REARWIN 8135](https://openairdocs.org/model/pigman-reed-rearwin-8135) (registry code 7070302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Ken Royce 7 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ken-royce-7-series) (registry code 37001, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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