# NTSB ANC64A0012: Curtiss-Wrt C-46, N7779B, Anchorage, AK, September 5, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1963
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC64A0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC64A0012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0054   63/9/5    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CURTISS-WRT C-46    CR-  0  0  2  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0630                    N7779B              PX-  0  0  0                            40, 13516 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL
        OPERATOR - CORDOVA AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- HYD GRND SERV PRESSURE LINE CAP FAILED.CREW CRANKED GR DOWN. RT GR DOWN LT MICRO SWITCH MALFUNCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7779B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT C-46
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anchorage Intl

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.

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