# NTSB ANC67A0056: Curtiss-Wrt C-46, N1663M, Anchorage, AK, March 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1967
- 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 July 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67A0056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0104  67/3/17  NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     CURTISS-WRT C-46    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2150                    N1663M              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               42, 12000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELUGA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1663M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1663M-2011-11-17), registration cancelled 2011-11-17, S/N 22548, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT C-46
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46F](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f) (registry code 2622608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beluga

## Other investigations on N1663M (2)

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 ANC75AA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA052), Jan 22, 1975: Curtiss-Wrt C-46F (N1663M), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC74AA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA072), May 13, 1974: Curtis-Wrt C-46 (N1663M), Fairbanks, AK, minor 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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