Curtiss-Wright C-46F N1822M
21 May 1983 · King Salmon, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 May 1983 at about 19:46 local time, a Curtiss-Wright C-46F registered N1822M was involved in an accident near King Salmon, Alaska, United States. 2 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 19:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- King Salmon, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- King Salmon (AKN)
- Coordinates
- 58.7503, -156.5398
- Aircraft
- Curtiss-Wright C-46F
- Registration
- N1822M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 125: 20+ Pax,6000+ lbs
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83FA080
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
THE COPLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN IN LEVEL CRUISE FLT APRX 1 MIN WHEN THEY FELT A VIBRATION, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG. THE AIRCREW SAW FIRE & SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT ENG, SO THEY SHUT DOWN THE ENG & FEATHERED THE PROPELLER. THE PLT ALSO ACTIVATED THE FIRE WALL CUTOFF SYS & THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, WHICH HE SAID, EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE AIRCREW DIVERTED BACK TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, BUT WHEN THEY TRIED TO EXTEND THE GEAR, THE LEFT MAIN FAILED TO EXTEND & THE RIGHT MAIN ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE RIGHT MAIN COULD NOT BE RETRACTED, SO THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THAT POSITION. AFTER A CRASH LANDING, AIR FORCE CRASH/RESCUE PERSONNEL EXTINGUISHED AN ON-GOING FIRE IN THE LEFT ENG. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #8 CYLINDER, PN 113149, HAD FAILED. SUBSEQUENTLY; FIRE HAD BURNT THE HYDRAULIC OPERATED COWL FLAPS & HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS PUMPED OVERBOARD. THE MANUAL/HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED GEAR UPLOCKS ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OPERATED, BUT HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR BECAME DEPLETED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss-Wright C-46F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2013 | Curtiss-Wright C-46F | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Everts Air Fuel Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | John Pletting | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Squaw Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Piper J-3 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Cessna 180 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |