# Accident 19731023037449A: Curtis C46ACURTIS, Lakeland, FL, October 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1973
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N611Z-2013-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright C-46A (registry code 2622602, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS C46ACURTIS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731023037449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

R ENG QUIT ON DOWNWIND,FEATH PROP.L TANKS EMPTY.R BOOST PUMP & X-FEED OFF.DIRT & WATER IN TANKS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA74AM037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM037), Oct 23, 1973: Curtis-Wrt C-46A (N611Z), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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