# Accident 19780722031009A: Curtis C46ACURTIS, Opa Locka, FL, July 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1978
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N157K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157K-1982-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright C-46A (registry code 2622602, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS C46ACURTIS
- Reported engine: PWA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 8 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722031009A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR PILOT COULD NOT BE LOCATED AFT DEPARTING ACCIDENT SITE

## 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 MIA78FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA106), Jul 22, 1978: Curtiss C-46 (N157K), Opa Locka, 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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