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DEN77FQA35

1977-05-12 · CUBA, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N121R

Make / Model
BOEING PT-13D
Year of manufacture
1943 · 34 years old at event
Engine
P&W R1340 SERIES (600 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790418
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A058E0

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
STEARMAN E75 · N121R
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
Y
Kind of flying
DY

Weather at impact

Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Temp
55° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
0000075-5510
Total time
2,035 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
6,140
Age
45

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

TO AVOID COLLISION WITH AUTO THAT STOPPED.

Investigator remarks

ENROUTE TO AIRSHOW.LANDED ON ROAD.WENT OFF ROAD

Cause factors

  • 64/C/21 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS Cause
  • 88/C/02 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE Cause
  • 88/C/72 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS ICE-CARBURETOR Cause
  • 84/B/7 B
    MISCELLANEOUS EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
  • 82/L/G L
    WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
  • 88/K/94 K
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint factor

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 0895. Source file NTSB_1977_3_0895.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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