# Accident 19770506041719A: Curtis C46FCURTIS, Hollywood, FL, May 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1977
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.0310° N, 80.1646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollywood, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0310&lon=-80.1646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N355W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355W-1980-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright C-46F (registry code 2622608, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS C46FCURTIS
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,313 total, 9,130 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770506041719A

## Narrative

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

R ENG,L MAG EXCESSIVE DROP. ATTMPTD FEATHER R PROP,UN FEATHER DUE PRESSURE SWITCH MALFUNCTION.

## 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 MIA77FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA056), May 6, 1977: Curtiss WRT C-46F (N355W), Hollywood, 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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