# NTSB SEA70F0089: Bullock Curtis, N5704N, Spokane, WA, August 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1969
- Place: Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70F0089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70F0089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3549  69/8/23    SPOKANE,WASH        BULLOCK CURTIS      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 585
        TIME - 1300                    N5704N              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPOKANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WASH                SPOKANE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5704N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5704N), registered now, S/N 1, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BULLOCK CURTIS
- Registry model: [Bullock-Curtiss 1912](https://openairdocs.org/model/bullock-curtiss-1912) (registry code 0760809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spokane

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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