Curtiss-Wrt C-46F N9905F
28 July 1966 · Port Elizabeth Nj, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 July 1966 at about 08:50 local time, a Curtiss-Wrt C-46F registered N9905F, operated by Zantop Air Transport, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Port Elizabeth Nj, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Elizabeth Nj, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtiss-Wrt C-46F
- Registration
- N9905F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Zantop Air Transport
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0051
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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
NO1 ENG FAILED.SHIPPERS WTS USED, CARGO NOT REWEIGHED.ACFT 9114 LBS OVERLOADED.INTENTNL GR UP LNDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss-Wrt C-46F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1966 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | St.louis Mo, Missouri, United States | Zantop Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1966 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Channel Air LI | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1967 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Kingston, Other-Foreign Countries | Colonial Corpo | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1969 | Curtiss Wrt C-46F | Manaus, South America | Carolina Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Great Falls, Montana, United States | American Air Export & Import Co. | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |