Curtis-Wrt C-46 N9473Z
13 August 1967 · Phu Cum, Asia · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1967 at about 09:30 local time, a Curtis-Wrt C-46 registered N9473Z, operated by Continental AI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Phu Cum, Asia. 6 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Phu Cum, Asia
- Nearest airport
- Phu Cum
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtis-Wrt C-46
- Registration
- N9473Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Continental AI
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 6-0084
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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
INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF LAOS GOVT.LFT ENG REPORTED HIT BY ENEMY FIRE AFTER LOSS OF RT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtis-Wrt C-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1966 | Curtis-Wrt C-46 | Keflavick Ice, Iceland | Industrija NAF | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1962 | Curtis-Wrt C-46 | Guadalupe, Other-Foreign Countries | Southern Air Transport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1972 | Curtis-Wrt C-46 | Toledo, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1974 | Curtis-Wrt C-46 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Fairbanks Air | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1977 | Curtis-Wrt C-46 | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Caribbean Air | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1981 | Curtis-Wrt C-46 | St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1967 | Beechcraft C-45 | Danang, Asia | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Feb 1967 | Lockheed 1049H | Da Nang, Asia | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1967 | Boeing 707 | Ubon, Asia | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1967 | Lockheed 1049H | Saigon, Asia | Airlift International, Inc. | Fatal | 7 |
| 22 Jun 1967 | McDonnell Douglas RF4C | Saigon, Asia | US Air Force | Fatal | 7 |
| 20 Feb 1967 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Nha Trang, Asia | Continental AI | Fatal | 2 |