# NTSB MIA71FLG13: Curtiss-Wrt 16K, N422W, Rock Hill, SC, September 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1970
- Place: Rock Hill, SC · ROCK HILL, SC
- Location: 34.9249° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Hill, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9249&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FLG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FLG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3824  70/9/27    ROCK HILL,SC        CURTISS-WRT 16K     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 500
        TIME - 1030                    N422W               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 185 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GASTONIA,NC                 SANTEE,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXH ROCKER BOX,NR5 CYL,SEPD FRM CYL HEAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N422W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N422W), registered now, S/N 16K-2004, built 1931 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT 16K
- Registry model: [Travel Air 16-K](https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-16-k) (registry code 2621508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner B5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (registry code 37501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N422W (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 IAD75DLJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLJ01), Jul 4, 1974: Curtis-Wrt 16 (N422W), Gibsonville, NC, 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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