# NTSB FTW74FRA11: Convair BT-13A, N2200S, Galveston, TX, August 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1973
- Place: Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2872  73/8/22    GALVESTON TEX       CONVAIR BT-13A      CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 7139
        TIME - 1738                    N2200S              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOLES FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANGLETON,TEX                GALVESTON TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TOO CLOSE TO OTR ACFT INITIATED GO-AROUND.HIT GND IN A STEEP NOSE DWN ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2200S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2200S-1974-04-22), registration cancelled 1974-04-22, S/N 6991 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR BT-13A
- Registry model: [Convair BT-13A](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-bt-13a) (registry code 2420204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scholes Field

## 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 19730822031449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730822031449A), Aug 22, 1973: Cvac BT13A, Galveston Tex, TX, Substantial damage. Too close to otr acft initiated go-around. Hit gnd in a steep nose dwn attitude.

## Other investigations on N2200S (1)

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 DEN66D0268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0268), Feb 28, 1966: Convair BT-13 (N2200S), Tucson, AZ, 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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