# NTSB UNK64X2554: Travel Aire 6000B, N9038, Mccall, ID, June 28, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1964
- Place: Mccall, ID · MCCALL, ID
- Location: 44.9084° N, 116.1125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCall, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9084&lon=-116.1125&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2554
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2554

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1869  64/6/28    MCCALL  ID          TRAVEL AIRE 6000B   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4100
        TIME - 0630                    N9038               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-STARTER NUT COTTER PIN FAILED.
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOSS OF ACCESSORY GEAR TRAIN TIMING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9038](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9038), registered now, S/N 839, built 1928 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRAVEL AIRE 6000B
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 6-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-travel-air-6-b) (registry code 2621104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright 975E&F-2&3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-f-2-3) (registry code 67015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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