Curtis C-46 N75296
29 October 1965 · Pouso Aleg Brazil, South America · No injuries
Summary
On 29 October 1965 at about 18:50 local time, a Curtis C-46 registered N75296 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pouso Aleg Brazil, South America. 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 18:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pouso Aleg Brazil, South America
- Nearest airport
- Pouso Alegre
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtis C-46
- Registration
- N75296
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 6-0080
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
BRAZILIAN GOVT REPORT.CREW LEFT SCENE-NOT APPREHENDED WHEN REPORT WAS MADE.SMUGGLUNG SUSPECTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtis C-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1965 | Curtis C-46 | Dover del, Delaware, United States | Zantop Air Transport | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 1965 | Douglas DC-8 | Santiago Chile Sa, South America | Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1965 | Piper PA-22 | Puerto Ordaz Venz, South America | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1965 | Beechcraft C-18S | Guayaquil Ecuador, South America | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1965 | Beechcraft D18S | Bahia, South America | Aerogrammetric | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1965 | Curtiss C-46 | Urrao Columbia, South America | T.r. Isbel | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 Jul 1964 | Sikorsky S-58 | Colombia S.a., South America | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |