# NTSB FTW80DPA17: Cnsd Vultee BT-13, N66791, Waco, TX, September 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1980
- Place: Waco, TX · WACO, TX
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2306   80/9/7    WACO,TX             CNSD VULTEE BT-13   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2127
        TIME - 1500                    N66791              PX-  0  0  1  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MADISON COOPER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WACO,TX                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT OWNED BY CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE.L BRAKE FAILED FOR UKNN RSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66791](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66791-2002-01-08), registration cancelled 2002-01-08, S/N 3336, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNSD VULTEE BT-13
- Registry model: [Convair BT-13A](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-bt-13a) (registry code 2420204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Madison Cooper

## 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 19800907039999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907039999A), Sep 7, 1980: Cvac BT13A, Waco, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during roll-out when brake failed.

## Other investigations on N66791 (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 FTW01FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA117), May 14, 2001: Convair BT-13A (N66791), Odessa, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the minimum required airspeed for flight, which resulted in a loss of control while performing a go-around. A contributing factor to the accident was the gusty…

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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