Curtiss Wrt C-46A HK-851
5 October 1972 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 October 1972 at about 08:14 local time, a Curtiss Wrt C-46A registered HK-851, operated by Other-Foreign Flag Carrier, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Miami, Florida, 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 08:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtiss Wrt C-46A
- Registration
- HK-851
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Other-Foreign Flag Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Barranquilla, Columb
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- A-0002
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
L ENG FAILED INTERNALLY-PLT DIDNT FEATH PROP.ENGSEIZED AND PROP SEPARATED, DMGD ACFT.LND OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss Wrt C-46A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 1967 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46A | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1964 | Curtiss Wrt C-46A | Hill Afb Ut, Utah, United States | American Air Export & Import Co. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46A | Nederland, Colorado, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Dec 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46A | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1962 | Curtiss Wrt C-46A | Tyndall Afb, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |