# Accident 19820107000859A: Curtis C46FCURTIS, Laredo, TX, January 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1982, 00:45 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: SBPO
- Location: 27.5098° N, 99.5002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5098&lon=-99.5002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1698M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS C46FCURTIS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,893 total, 7,800 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820107000859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAW FUEL LEAKS FROM WINGS. BOTH WINGS EXPLODED AS RIGHT ENGINE WAS STARTED. LEAKY CORRODED FUEL FILLER NECKS.

## 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 FTW82FRG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG20), Jan 7, 1982: Curtis C46 (N1698M), Laredo, TX, 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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