# NTSB Accident GAA16CA049
> **CURTISS WRIGHT Travel Air** · 2015-11-14 · Carlsbad, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA049
- **Event ID:** 20151116X65940
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-11-14
- **Location:** Carlsbad, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.128334, -117.279998
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CURTISS WRIGHT
- **Model:** Travel Air
- **Registration:** N9872
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground-loop, and substantial damage to the right wing and wing strut.

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