Curtiss-Wrt C-46F N9903F
16 January 1962 · Limestone, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 January 1962 at about 15:51 local time, a Curtiss-Wrt C-46F registered N9903F, operated by Riddle Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Limestone, Maine, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Limestone, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Loring Afbase
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtiss-Wrt C-46F
- Registration
- N9903F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Riddle Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0019
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CO-PLT INADVERTENTLY FEATH WRONG PROP. BATTERY DEPLETED, COULDNT RESTART ENG.GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss-Wrt C-46F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Vandenburg Ab, California, United States | Zantop Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Great Falls, Montana, United States | American Air Export & Import Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | American Air Export & Import Co. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1966 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | St.louis Mo, Missouri, United States | Zantop Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1966 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Channel Air LI | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW-650 | Rome, New York, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1962 | Sud Avn SE 210 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1962 | Boeing 720 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46R | Miami, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720 | Albany, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1962 | Boeing 720B | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |