# NTSB IAD80DKM16: Curtis-Wrt D4D, N434N, Candor, NC, April 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1980
- Place: Candor, NC · CANDOR, NC
- Location: 35.2964° N, 79.7325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Candor, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2964&lon=-79.7325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80DKM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N434N-2015-05-19), registration cancelled 2015-05-19, S/N 1340, built 1929 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS-WRT D4D
- Registry model: [Travel Air D-4-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-d-4-d) (registry code 2621012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright 760A B D E&ET](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760a-b-d-e-et) (registry code 67009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800413010329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800413010329A), Apr 13, 1980: Curtis TRVAIRD4D, Candor, NC, Substantial damage. Prop oil seal ruptured. Oil on windscreen and goggles. Landed in soft field. Airplane nosed over.

## Other investigations on N434N (2)

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 BFO88LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA062), Jun 30, 1988: Travel Air D4D (N434N), Roanoke, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FCD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD45), Aug 23, 1978: Travel Air D4D (N434N), Des Moines, IA, 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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