Curtiss C-46 N157K
22 July 1978 · Opa Locka, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 22 July 1978 at about 15:11 local time, a Curtiss C-46 registered N157K was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Opa Locka, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Opa Locka, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Opa Locka
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtiss C-46
- Registration
- N157K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2191
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
INSTRUCTOR PILOT COULD NOT BE LOCATED AFT DEPARTING ACCIDENT SITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss C-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 1966 | Curtiss C-46 | Los Alamitos, California, United States | Zantop Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1965 | Curtiss C-46 | Atlanta Ga, Georgia, United States | Zantop Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1965 | Curtiss C-46 | Urrao Columbia, South America | T.r. Isbel | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Oct 1964 | Curtiss C-46 | Charleston Sc, South Carolina, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1964 | Curtiss C-46 | Baton Rouge la, Louisiana, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1964 | Curtiss C-46 | Covington Ky, Kentucky, United States | Zantop Air Transport | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |