NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA07CA238
Registry · N8179
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CURTISS WRIGHT TRAVEL AIR 4000
Year of manufacture
1929 · 78 years old at event
Engine
WRIGHT WWJ SERIES (220 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB26F0
Registrant of record
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST INDUSTRIES INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane departing from the paved runway surface. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the soft ground.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that he touched down smoothly on the centerline of runway 32. After he lowered the tail of the airplane, a crosswind from the right moved the airplane to the left, resulting in the left wheel departing the side of the runway. The left wheel dug into the soft ground, and the airplane turned left, exited the runway and encountered a ditch. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported the winds from 230 degrees at 7 knots The pilot reported that he touched down smoothly on the centerline of runway 32. After he lowered the tail of the airplane, a crosswind from the right moved the airplane to the left, resulting in the left wheel departing the side of the runway. The left wheel dug into the soft ground, and the airplane turned left, exited the runway and encountered a ditch. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported the winds from 230 degrees at 7 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2007_SEA07CA238.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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