Convair BT-13A N2200S
22 August 1973 · Galveston Tex, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 August 1973 at about 17:38 local time, a Convair BT-13A registered N2200S, operated by Confederate AF, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Galveston Tex, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Galveston Tex, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Scholes Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair BT-13A
- Registration
- N2200S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Confederate AF
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Angleton, Tex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2872
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
TOO CLOSE TO OTR ACFT INITIATED GO-AROUND.HIT GND IN A STEEP NOSE DWN ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Convair BT-13A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 1972 | Convair BT-13A | Sunland Prk, New Mexico, United States | - | No 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |