Curtiss Wrt C-46F N355W
6 May 1977 · Hollywood, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 May 1977 at about 03:02 local time, a Curtiss Wrt C-46F registered N355W, operated by Altec Interna, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hollywood, Florida, United States. 3 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 03:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hollywood, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtiss Wrt C-46F
- Registration
- N355W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Altec Interna
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter-Cargo-International
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Ft Lauderdale, Fl → Miami, Fl
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-1413
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 ENG, L MAG EXCESSIVE DROP. ATTMPTD FEATHER R PROP, UN FEATHER DUE PRESSURE SWITCH MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss Wrt C-46F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 10 May 1971 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Houston, Texas, United States | Guinn Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 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 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |