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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Curtis C46/ · San Andros, FL · September 28, 1979

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Date: September 28, 1979 · 10:20 local
Place: San Andros, FL
Airport: San Andros
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N10624
Reported as: Curtis C46/
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R280051
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,853 total800 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N10624Registration cancelled Apr 11, 1981 · Curtiss Wright C-46AS/N 42-96609 Airframe modelCurtiss Wright C-46A

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What happened

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Feathered right engine due to vibration. Left engine quit. Unable to unfeather rt eng. Ditched. Prop valve defect.

As the FAA filed it

FEATHERED RIGHT ENGINE DUE TO VIBRATION. LEFT ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE TO UNFEATHER RT ENG. DITCHED. PROP VALVE DEFECT.