Curtiss C-46A N3971B
20 November 1964 · Inkster Mich, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 November 1964 at about 06:11 local time, a Curtiss C-46A registered N3971B, operated by Zantop Air Transport, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Inkster Mich, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Inkster Mich, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Detroit Metro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtiss C-46A
- Registration
- N3971B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Zantop Air Transport
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0067
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
SERVICING-INADEQUATE ICE-SNOW REMOVAL FROM AIRCRAFT WINGS DURING PRE-FLIGT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss C-46A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1965 | Curtiss C-46A | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Aug 1965 | Curtiss C-46A | Salem Oreg, Oregon, United States | Zantop Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1967 | Curtiss C-46A | Key West, Florida, United States | Airlift International, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1977 | Curtiss C-46A | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1983 | Curtiss C-46A | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Nenana Fuel Co. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |