# NTSB FTW81FRA53: Vultee BT-13A, N67208, Friendswood, TX, August 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1981
- Place: Friendswood, TX · FRIENDSWOOD, TX
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRA53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1962  81/8/15    FRIENDSWOOD,TX      VULTEE BT-13A       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1929
        TIME - 1300                    N67208              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRIENDSWOOD,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- UN TO SEE OVR NOSE IN LNDG ATTITUDE.TCHDWN APRX 10 TO 20FT LEFT OF RWY AFTER BOUNCING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67208](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67208), registered now, S/N 2307, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VULTEE BT-13A
- Registry model: [Consolidated Vultee BT-13A](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-bt-13a) (registry code 2420224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clover

## 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 19810815050059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815050059A), Aug 15, 1981: Cvac BT13A, Friendswood, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft improperly aligned with runway during landing. Wheel hit ditch and sheared causing accident.

## Other investigations on N67208 (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 LAX73FUQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ07), Aug 20, 1972: Vultee BT-13A (N67208), Lancaster, CA, 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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