# N157K: Curtiss Wright C-46A, registration cancelled 1982-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Curtiss Wright C-46A](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46a) (registry code 2622602)
- Serial number: 436
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1978
- Last registry action: July 29, 1982
- Mode S code: A0E511
- Owners when cancelled: [Dr&M Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DR%26M%20INC), [Harris Pamela A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20PAMELA%20A), [Mcgorty F Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGORTY%20F%20THOMAS), [Johnson Brian](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20BRIAN), [Cusick Hal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUSICK%20HAL), [Humes Craig](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMES%20CRAIG)
- Location: [Marietta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Marietta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9536° N, 84.5425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, GA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=157K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157K-1982-07-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Curtiss Wright C-46A: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46a.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA78FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA106), Jul 22, 1978: Curtiss C-46 (N157K), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19780722031009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722031009A), Jul 22, 1978: Curtis C46ACURTIS (N157K), Opa Locka, FL, Destroyed. Instructor pilot could not be located aft departing accident site

## Other aircraft with N157K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157K): Schempp-Hirth DISCUS 2A, S/N 15, built 1998

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