Curtis-Wrt C-46 HI-209
28 September 1981 · St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 1981 at about 14:10 local time, a Curtis-Wrt C-46 registered HI-209, operated by Other-Foreign Flag Carrier, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near St.croix, Virgin Islands, 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 14:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alexdr Hamilton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtis-Wrt C-46
- Registration
- HI-209
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Other-Foreign Flag Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → San Juan, Pr
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- A-0005
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
LEFT BRAKE EXPANDER FAILED, LOST BRAKES AFT HYD FLUID DEPLETED.STRUCK LGT POLE, HANGAR, GRUMMAN G-73.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtis-Wrt C-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1981 | Curtis-Wrt C-46 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean Air | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1977 | Curtis-Wrt C-46 | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Caribbean Air | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1974 | Curtis-Wrt C-46 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Fairbanks Air | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1972 | Curtis-Wrt C-46 | Toledo, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1967 | Curtis-Wrt C-46 | Phu Cum, Asia | Continental AI | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1966 | Curtis-Wrt C-46 | Keflavick Ice, Iceland | Industrija NAF | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |