# NTSB OAK72DVM07: Convair L-13, N2544B, Watsonville, CA, October 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1971
- Place: Watsonville, CA · WATSONVILLE, CA
- Location: 36.9236° N, 121.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watsonville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9236&lon=-121.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3818  71/10/10   WATSONVILLE,CALIF   CONVAIR L-13        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 10005
        TIME - 1500                    N2544B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATSONVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATSONVILLE,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- L GR SEPARATED. PLT MADE GO AROUND. FURTHER DMG ON NEXT LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2544B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2544B-2018-07-12), registration cancelled 2018-07-12, S/N 47-378, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR L-13
- Registry model: [Consolidated Vultee/Hops L-13A](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-hops-l-13a) (registry code 2420704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Watsonville

## Other investigations on N2544B (2)

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 ANC80DAG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG10), Oct 14, 1979: Convair L-13 (N2544B), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC75DAG95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG95), Jun 11, 1975: Convair L-13 (N2544B), Talkeetna, AK, 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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