Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 N3242
22 November 2016 · San Diego, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 November 2016 at about 21:30 local time, a Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 registered N3242, operated by Aircraft Leasing & Management LLC, was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, United States. 5 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montgomery-Gibbs Executive (MYF)
- Coordinates
- 32.8131, -117.1375
- Aircraft
- Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000
- Registration
- N3242
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1929
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aircraft Leasing & Management LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Diego → San Diego
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA077
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to see and avoid the airplane stopped ahead of him during taxi.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he was cleared to taxi to the departure runway. He added that, while taxiing, he was doing S-turns to see over the nose of his airplane, and "must have missed a call to the aircraft [airplane] ahead of him," which had been instructed to hold short of the upcoming taxiway. His airplane impacted the empennage of the stopped airplane that was holding short. His airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, and the stopped airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. Both pilots reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with their airplanes that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 NO SERIES | N3242 | Aircraft Leasing & Management LLC | Substantial |
| Piper PA28 181 | N2242W | - | Substantial |
Other Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2016 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Palmer Lake, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Nov 2015 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR | Carlsbad, California, United States | FUN Flights LLC | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2009 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Torrance, California, United States | Smith Richard Charles | 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 | - |
| 9 Apr 2008 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Carlsbad, California, United States | Barnstormng Adventures | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2016 | Joe Salomone SUPER CUB SQ2 | Boca Reservoir, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2016 | Cessna T210M | Mecca, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2016 | Siai-Marchetti SF260 | Fullerton, California, United States | Air Combat, USA | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2016 | Bombardier CL 600 2B19 | San Francisco, California, United States | Skywest Airlines Inc | Unknown | - |
| 24 Aug 2016 | Cessna 182 | Fallbrook, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Cessna 172 | San Diego, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |