Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-Q N496W
7 September 1997 · Pendleton, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1997 at about 17:45 local time, a Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-Q registered N496W was involved in an accident near Pendleton, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pendleton, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eastern Oregon Regional (PDT)
- Coordinates
- 45.7308, -118.7900
- Aircraft
- Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-Q
- Registration
- N496W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Baker → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA97LA207
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the tail wheel assembly spring disconnected.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that during the landing roll, the aircraft started to swerve to the left. Right rudder input did not seem to make any difference and the aircraft ground-looped to the left. Shortly after the accident, the pilot and a mechanic found that one of the springs that ran from the rudder to the tail wheel mechanism had become disconnected.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1993 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | Biplane Adventure Tours, Ltd. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Oct 2002 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Tillamook, Oregon, United States | Tillamook Air Tours | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2003 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR C-4000 | Florence, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2004 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States | Frank L Boyce | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2006 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 1988 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 2000 | Fairfield, California, United States | Mayes, George R. | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 1997 | Boeing 737-522 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1997 | Beechcraft V-35 | Medford, Oregon, United States | Robert R. Francis | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1997 | Cessna 185A | Damascus, Oregon, United States | Roger C. Snyder | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Beckham RV-4 | Scio, Oregon, United States | Hatch, Everett, W. | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Nov 1997 | Aerostar PA-60-700P | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1997 | Bell 206B | Forest Grove, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |