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DEN84LA245

1984-07-28 · HOBBS, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N63697

Make / Model
CONSOLIDATED VULTEE BT-13B (SNV-2)
Year of manufacture
1942 · 42 years old at event
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19730215
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A857B9

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AS PART OF A GROUP OF A CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE ACFT THE FLIGHT CONDUCTED PUBLIC RELATIONS FLYOVERS AT SEVERAL AREA ARPTS. DUE TO A LOW LDG GEAR STRUT N63697 DID NOT LAND WITH THE OTHER ACFT AFTER THE FLYOVERS. THE PLT PLANNED TO HAVE THE STRUT REPAIRED UPON ARRIVAL AT HOBBS, NM. WHILE CIRCLING OVHD 2 INTERMEDIATE ARPTS, ENGINE OIL TEMP EXCEEDED THE RED LINE. THE PLT ATTRIBUTED THE RISE TO HIGH OAT AND SLOW SPEED. AFTER REFUELING THE ACFT DEPARTED ON THE LAST LEG TO HOBBS. ABOUT 15 MIN LATER HEAVY VIBRATIONS DEVELOPED IN THE ENGINE. POWER WAS REDUCED AND A FORCED LDG IN AN OIL FIELD ACCOMPLISHED. DURING THE LDG ROLL BOTH MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN84LA245.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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