# NTSB MIA67A0035: Curtis CW-22B, N19446, Tallahassee, FL, September 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1966
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0790  66/9/11  NR.TALLAHASSEE FLA    CURTIS CW-22B       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1000
        TIME - 1745                    N19446              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE COMM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CW 975 ENG REPLACED BY PW 985.INSTALLATION AND MODIFICATION NOT FAA CERTIFIED.1ST FLT WITH NEW ENG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19446](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19446-1967-11-14), registration cancelled 1967-11-14, S/N 3604, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS CW-22B
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright 22B](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-22b) (registry code 2620204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tallahassee Comm

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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