Curtiss C-46 N7769B
15 November 1966 · Los Alamitos, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 November 1966 at about 12:47 local time, a Curtiss C-46 registered N7769B, operated by Zantop Air Transport, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Los Alamitos, California, 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 12:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Alamitos, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Alamitos
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtiss C-46
- Registration
- N7769B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Zantop Air Transport
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0058
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
LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK ASSY ATTACH FITTINGS FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss C-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1965 | Curtiss C-46 | Atlanta Ga, Georgia, United States | Zantop Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1965 | Curtiss C-46 | Urrao Columbia, South America | T.r. Isbel | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Oct 1964 | Curtiss C-46 | Charleston Sc, South Carolina, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1964 | Curtiss C-46 | Baton Rouge la, Louisiana, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1964 | Curtiss C-46 | Covington Ky, Kentucky, United States | Zantop Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1978 | Curtiss C-46 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |