Curtis-Wrt C-46F N4873V
8 August 1975 · Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1975 at about 15:30 local time, a Curtis-Wrt C-46F registered N4873V, operated by Rich International Airways, was involved in an accident during in flight near Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Borinquen
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtis-Wrt C-46F
- Registration
- N4873V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Rich International Airways
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- St Petersburg, Fl → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0039
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
ETE 6+10, DITCHED 7+20.HAZARDOUS MATL ONBOARD.ACFT SANK IN 50FT OF WATER, NOT RCVRD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtis-Wrt C-46F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1975 | Curtis-Wrt C-46F | Barrow, Alaska, United States | Fairbanks Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1973 | Curtis-Wrt C-46F | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Dow-Jones & Co | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1973 | Curtis-Wrt C-46F | Beluga, Alaska, United States | Fairbanks Air | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1977 | Curtis-Wrt C-46F | Miami, Florida, United States | MAR Caribe Fly | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |