Curtiss-Wrt C-46 N7779B
5 September 1963 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1963 at about 06:30 local time, a Curtiss-Wrt C-46 registered N7779B, operated by Cordova Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, 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 06:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Anchorage Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtiss-Wrt C-46
- Registration
- N7779B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Cordova Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0054
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
HYD GRND SERV PRESSURE LINE CAP FAILED.CREW CRANKED GR DOWN. RT GR DOWN LT MICRO SWITCH MALFUNCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss-Wrt C-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46 | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | American Air Export & Import Co. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1965 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1966 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46 | Buffalo Ny, New York, United States | Zantop Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1966 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46 | Homer Alas, Alaska, United States | Reeve Aleutian Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1967 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46 | Hilo Hawaii, Hawaii, United States | Channel Airlif | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |