- Date
- April 13, 1980
- Place
- Candor, NC · CANDOR, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N434NCurtis-Wrt D4D
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800413010329A
- Case key
- 131630
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0232 80/4/13 CANDOR,NC CURTIS-WRT D4D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1512 N434N PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 23, 2307 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 23 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTHERN PINES,NC JOHNSON CITY,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION TERRAIN - SANDY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- PROP OIL SEAL FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N434N
- Reported as
- Curtis-Wrt D4D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N434NRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Travel Air D-4-DAirframe modelTravel Air D-4-DEngine modelWright 760A B D E&ET
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N434N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB BFO88LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRoanoke, VAThe plt reported that during the landing roll the tail wheel began to shimmy. He stated that since there was not enough airspeed to lift the tail of the acft, he applied brakes in an attempt to slow the acft. At this time the acft veered to the right. He…NTSB MKC78FCD45Accident · No injuriesClosedDes Moines, IA