Curtiss-Wrt C-46F N446M
10 May 1971 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 May 1971 at about 15:09 local time, a Curtiss-Wrt C-46F registered N446M, operated by Guinn Flying S, was involved in an accident during in flight near Houston, Texas, 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 15:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ellington Afbase
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtiss-Wrt C-46F
- Registration
- N446M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Guinn Flying S
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Charter-Cargo-International
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Miami, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0419
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
R PROP OSPEED, METAL CHIPS, FEATH.OWT 1129 LBS.UN LOWER GR NORMAL SYS.HIT WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss-Wrt C-46F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 1969 | Curtiss Wrt C-46F | Manaus, South America | Carolina Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1969 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Tampa, Florida, United States | RMR Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1969 | Curtiss Wrt C-46F | Nassau, Other-Foreign Countries | Roberts Realty | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 May 1969 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Barcelona, South America | Kimex, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 1975 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | Fairbanks Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1975 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | La Papa, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |