Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 N4418
9 April 2008 · Carlsbad, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 April 2008 at about 19:31 local time, a Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 registered N4418, operated by Barnstormng Adventures, was involved in an accident near Carlsbad, California, United States. 3 people were 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 19:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carlsbad, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- McClellan-Palomar (CRQ)
- Coordinates
- 32.7898, -116.9605
- Aircraft
- Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000
- Registration
- N4418
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Barnstormng Adventures
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Carlsbad → Carlsbad
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX08CA095
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate crosswind compensation and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Following an uneventful commercial air tour sightseeing flight in the 1928 model biplane, the pilot returned to the departure airport and prepared for landing on runway 24. The pilot stated that during his approach, air traffic control tower personal reported that the wind was from 180 degrees at 5 knots. The pilot compensated for the wind by initiating a crab, and he landed on the runway. During the landing rollout the pilot lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane's lower right wing impacted the runway as the airplane suddenly reversed direction and ground looped to a stop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2009 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Torrance, California, United States | Smith Richard Charles | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2007 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Blaine, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2009 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR | San Diego, California, United States | Daniels Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2009 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Lucky Lindy's Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2006 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2006 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR C-4000 | Elmira, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 20 Aug 2008 | Cessna TU206G | Groveland, California, United States | Charles D Hartwell | Minor injuries | - |
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| 6 May 2008 | Cessna 152 | Redding, California, United States | Kenneth A Tyler | No injuries | - |
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| 26 Jul 2008 | Ercoupe 415-C | Corona, California, United States | Herbert Guiness | No injuries | - |