Curtis C-46 N5132B
13 September 1965 · Dover del, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 September 1965 at about 09:00 local time, a Curtis C-46 registered N5132B, operated by Zantop Air Transport, was involved in an accident during in flight near Dover del, Delaware, United States. 3 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 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dover del, Delaware, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dover Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtis C-46
- Registration
- N5132B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Zantop Air Transport
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0058
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
PROP FEATHRD DUE FALSE FR WRNG-GR WOULD NOT LCK DOWN DUE TO HYD.PRESS.LEAK IN WINDSHIELD WIPER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtis C-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 1965 | Curtis C-46 | Pouso Aleg Brazil, South America | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Curtis C-46 | Columbia City, Indiana, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |