# NTSB NYC67D0356: Culver V, N6544C, Westerly, RI, June 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1966
- Place: Westerly, RI · WESTERLY, RI
- Location: 41.3733° N, 71.8068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westerly, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3733&lon=-71.8068&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0356
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0356

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3198  66/6/15    WESTERLY RI         CULVER V            CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 1840                    N6544C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTERLY STATE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: SPINNERS,DOMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- PROPELLER SPINNER CRACKED AT FORWARD SPINNER BULKHEAD.PILOT CUT MASTER SWITCH BEFORE GEAR WAS DOWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6544C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6544C-1985-06-26), registration cancelled 1985-06-26, S/N V-529 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CULVER V
- Registry model: [Superior CULVER V](https://openairdocs.org/model/superior-culver-v) (registry code 8730306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westerly State

## Other investigations on N6544C (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 NYC67D0531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0531), Feb 24, 1967: Superior Culver (N6544C), Gallitzin, PA, 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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