# Accident 19830521025299A: Curtis C46FAIRLIFT, King Salmon, AK, May 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1983, 11:56 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Location: 58.7503° N, 156.5398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7503&lon=-156.5398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1822M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1822M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright C-46F (registry code 2622608, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS C46FAIRLIFT
- Reported engine: PWA R280085M1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,200 total, 5,300 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830521025299A

## Narrative

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

BLEW A CYLINDER ON LEFT ENGINE. USED FIRE BOTTLE. FIRE MELTED HYDRAULIC LINE. GEAR UP LANDING. NO HYDRAULIC FLUID.

## 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 ANC83FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA080), May 21, 1983: Curtiss-Wright C-46F (N1822M), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1822M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20001005041749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001005041749A), Oct 5, 2000: Curtis C46FCURTIS (N1822M), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Everts air fuel landed without incident at Port Alsworth at 1430 ast n a C-46, N1822M. In the process of turning around after landing, the right wing tip…
- [Incident 19960814027739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960814027739I), Aug 14, 1996: Curtis C46FCURTIS (N1822M), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: approx. two minutes following take off smoke filled the aircraft cabin and cockpit. The crew donned smoke masks, declared an emergency, and returned…

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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