# NTSB NYC66F0006: Curtiss J1D, N532N, Fredericksburg, VA, May 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1965
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA · FREDERICKSBURG, VA
- Location: 38.2993° N, 77.4867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2993&lon=-77.4867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1296  65/5/16    FREDERICKSBURG VA   CURTISS J1D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 312
        TIME - 1045                    N532N               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N532N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N532N), registered now, S/N 733, built 1929 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS J1D
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright ROBIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-robin) (registry code 2620802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright 540](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-540) (registry code 67008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shannon

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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