Convair BT-13A N76W
16 June 1972 · Sunland Prk, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 June 1972 at about 15:30 local time, a Convair BT-13A registered N76W was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sunland Prk, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sunland Prk, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sunland Airpark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair BT-13A
- Registration
- N76W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Sunland Park, Nmex → Ft Stockton, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2198
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ADDED PWR WHEN ACFT SWERVED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 1973 | Convair BT-13A | Galveston Tex, Texas, United States | Confederate AF | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1968 | Convair BT-13A | Stone Mtn, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2000 | Convair BT-13A | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States | Big Ship Productions, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 2001 | Convair BT-13A | Odessa, Texas, United States | Confederate Air Force | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Aug 2005 | Convair BT-13A | Lyme, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |