# NTSB ANC66A0032: Curtiss-Wrt C-46, N10012, Homer, AK, February 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1966
- Place: Homer, AK · HOMER, AK
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66A0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0010  66/2/17    HOMER ALAS          CURTISS-WRT C-46    CR-  0  0  2  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1752                    N10012              PX-  0  0  0                            37, 8763 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2055 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMER MUNICIPAL
        OPERATOR - REEVE ALEUTIAN AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- LOSS OF DIRECTIONL CONTROL WHILE TAXIING DUE GLARE ICE ON TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10012](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10012-1974-03-05), registration cancelled 1974-03-05, S/N 33271 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT C-46
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46D](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46d) (registry code 2622604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Homer Municipal

## Other investigations on N10012 (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 ANC71AA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA040), Feb 10, 1971: Curtiss WRT C-46 (N10012), Nondalton, AK, substantial damage

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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