# NTSB MIA66F0162: Convair L-13A, N2531B, Ayden, NC, August 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1965
- Place: Ayden, NC · AYDEN, NC
- Location: 35.4692° N, 77.4161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ayden, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4692&lon=-77.4161&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0162
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0162

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2178  65/8/17    AYDEN NC            CONVAIR L-13A       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 8840
        TIME - 1845                    N2531B              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNS STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL YOKE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2531B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2531B-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 47348, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR L-13A
- Registry model: [Consolidated Vultee/Hops L-13A](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-hops-l-13a) (registry code 2420704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (registry code 41545, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Browns Strip

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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