UNK64X1141

NTSB accident investigation · Curtiss 16E · St Petersburg, FL · April 3, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 3, 1964
Place
St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N12380Curtiss 16E
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184592

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0794   64/4/3    ST PETERSBURG FLA   CURTISS 16E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 363
        TIME - 1545                    N12380              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PETERSBURG INT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND

Aircraft

Registration
N12380
Reported as
Curtiss 16E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
St Petersburg Int

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.