# NTSB investigations: Curtiss Wright C-46A, AK

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC01FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01FA026.md): Curtis-Wright C46A · Kenai, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 2000 · N1419Z · Destroyed
  > The flight crew's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors associated with the accident are high winds, turbulence, and low ceilings.
- [NTSB ANC83FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FA119.md): Curtiss C-46A · Bettles, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1983 · N92853 · Substantial damage
  > Just after touchdown the acft rolled over a frost heave on the rwy surface and began veering to the right. The plt applied left brake and added pwr to the right eng but the acft continued going right until the right wing struck a hill adjacent to the right…
- [NTSB ANC82DA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA029.md): Curtiss-Wright C-46A · Wulik River Str, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 28, 1982 · N9852F · Substantial damage
  > During arrival, the pilot noted that there was a cargo plane being unloaded at the end of a 4100 ft, snow covered runway. He elected to land from the opposite end within the first 4000 ft. the wind was calm. During the landing flare, the right main gear…
- [NTSB ANC75AA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA071.md): Curtiss-Wrt C-46 · Deadhorse, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 27, 1975 · N4860V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC68A0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0025.md): Curtiss-Wrt C-46A · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 13, 1967 · N92853 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0918](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0918.md): Curtiss C46 · Oliktok Pt, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 4, 1964 · N4860V · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AK' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2622602'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2622602&state=AK

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