# Accident 19820328006529A: Curtis C46*, Kotzebue, AK, March 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1982, 12:10 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9852F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9852F-1993-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright C-46A (registry code 2622602, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS C46*
- Reported engine: PWA R280051M1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,286 total, 538 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820328006529A

## Narrative

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

UNDERSHOT APPROACH TO SNOW-COVERED STRIP. LANDING GEAR STRUCK SNOW BERM SHORT OF THRESHOLD. SLID ONTO RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC82DA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA029), Mar 28, 1982: Curtiss-Wright C-46A (N9852F), Wulik River Str, AK, 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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