# NTSB UNK64X1141: Curtiss 16E, N12380, St Petersburg, FL, April 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1964
- Place: St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1141

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12380), registered now, S/N 3520, built 1933 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS 16E
- Registry model: [Travel Air 16-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-16-e) (registry code 2621506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright 540](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-540) (registry code 67008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Petersburg Int

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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