NONE · Curtiss-Wright Travel Air 4000 · 2004-04-16 · Port St. Lucie, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA04LA087
Event ID
20040601X00702
Type
Accident
Date
2004-04-16
Location
Port St. Lucie, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.241945, -80.488891
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Curtiss-Wright
Model
Travel Air 4000
Registration
N6425
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent swerve, the right main landing gear wheel separating, and the airplane impacting trees and incurring structural damage.