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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
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
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no coordinates
Caribbean Air No injuries -
3 Nov 1977 Curtis-Wrt C-46
N67971
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no coordinates
Caribbean Air No injuries -
13 May 1974 Curtis-Wrt C-46
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Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
Fairbanks Air No injuries -
1 Oct 1972 Curtis-Wrt C-46
N606SE
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no coordinates
Ortner Air SER No injuries -
13 Aug 1967 Curtis-Wrt C-46
N9473Z
Phu Cum, Asia
no coordinates
Continental AI Serious injuries -
19 Nov 1966 Curtis-Wrt C-46
N68966
Keflavick Ice, Iceland
no coordinates
Industrija NAF No injuries -

All 8 records for this type

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