# NTSB LAX81FUG39: Curtis WRT. B-4000, N9872, Chino, CA, July 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1981
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1371  81/7/10    CHINO,CA            CURTIS WRT. B-4000  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 718
        TIME - 1357                    N9872               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CA                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- UN TO SEE OVR NOSE W TAIL WHL ON GND,ALIGNED ACFT OFF RWY HEADING DRG INTXN TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9872](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9872), registered now, S/N 1059, built 1929 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS WRT. B-4000
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR B-4000](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-b-4000) (registry code 2621804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chino

## 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 19810710045929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710045929A), Jul 10, 1981: Curtis TRVAIR4000, Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Improperly aligned on runway. Poor forward vision. Ran off edge of runway on takeoff and turned over.

## Other investigations on N9872 (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 GAA16CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA049), Nov 14, 2015: Curtiss Wright Travel Air (N9872), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground-loop, and substantial damage to the right wing and wing strut.

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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