N9842
Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR S-6000-B · built 1953
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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Safety history
- March 4, 1966Accident
It was determined that the pilot was flying under VFR mode in adverse weather conditions. Control was lost after an overload failure, causing skin and attachments failure in flight. Full accident record
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1953 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N9842.
- December 17, 1941Accident
The airplane departed RAF Millom on a local training exercise. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea of the airfield. All four crew members were killed. According to eye witnesses, the airplane was on fire before crashing into the sea.