LAX66D0138

NTSB accident investigation · Curtiss-Wrt 2000 · San Diego, CA · October 23, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 23, 1965
Place
San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6268Curtiss-Wrt 2000
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175403

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3714  65/10/23   SAN DIEGO CALIF     CURTISS-WRT 2000    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 12698
        TIME - 0816                    N6268               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N6268
Reported as
Curtiss-Wrt 2000
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Montgomery

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.