# Accident 19830710030209A: Curtis C46ACURTIS, Tobin Creek, AK, July 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1983, 13:40 local time
- Place: Tobin Creek, AK
- Airport: Tobin Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2399° N, 152.2708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2399&lon=-152.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92853, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92853-2006-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtiss Wright C-46A (registry code 2622602, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46a) (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 C46ACURTIS
- Reported engine: PWA R2800*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,010 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830710030209A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WHEELS HIT HEAVE UP IN RUNWAY CAUSING BLOWOUT AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH.

## 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 ANC83FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA119), Jul 10, 1983: Curtiss C-46A (N92853), Bettles, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N92853 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790212007159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212007159I), Feb 12, 1979: Curtis C46ACURTIS (N92853), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Intentional gear up landing after separation of wheel during previous short field landing attempt.

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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