# NTSB Accident SEA97LA207
> **Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-Q** · 1997-09-07 · PENDLETON, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA207
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08930
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-07
- **Location:** PENDLETON, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.730777, -118.789962
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Curtiss-Wright
- **Model:** TRAVEL AIR 12-Q
- **Registration:** N496W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the tail wheel assembly spring disconnected.

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