# NTSB NYC68F0430: Culver V, N3118K, Wellsboro, PA, April 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1968
- Place: Wellsboro, PA · WELLSBORO, PA
- Location: 41.7455° N, 77.3037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsboro, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7455&lon=-77.3037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0430
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0430

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1469   68/4/7    WELLSBORO,PA        CULVER V            CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N3118K              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 46, 14421 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND CANYON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TOUCHED DOWN ON OVER RUN LFT MAIN GR HIT ROCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3118K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3118K-1970-06-16), registration cancelled 1970-06-16, S/N V-337, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CULVER V
- Registry model: [Culver V](https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-v) (registry code 8730302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grand Canyon

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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