Convair L-13 N2544B
10 October 1971 · Watsonville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 October 1971 at about 15:00 local time, a Convair L-13 registered N2544B, operated by Spad 7 Flying, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Watsonville, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watsonville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Watsonville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair L-13
- Registration
- N2544B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Spad 7 Flying
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3818
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
L GR SEPARATED. PLT MADE GO AROUND. FURTHER DMG ON NEXT LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1969 | Convair L-13 | Decatur, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1973 | Convair L-13 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1968 | Convair L-13 | Genesee, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1975 | Convair L-13 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1976 | Convair L-13 | San Fernando, California, United States | Red Baron Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1964 | Convair L-13 | Mendota Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |