# NTSB UNK65X0326: Curtis-Wght 12W, N418W, Gadsden, AL, October 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1964
- Place: Gadsden, AL · GADSDEN, AL
- Location: 34.0143° N, 86.0066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gadsden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0143&lon=-86.0066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0326
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0326

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3248  64/10/18   GADSDEN ALA         CURTIS-WGHT 12W     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 750
        TIME - 1600                    N418W               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GADSDEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N418W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N418W), registered now, S/N 12W-2031 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS-WGHT 12W
- Registry model: [Travel Air 12-W](https://openairdocs.org/model/travel-air-12-w) (registry code 2621308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Warner SS40&50](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (registry code 64503, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gadsden

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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