# NTSB ANC70AA072: Curtiss-Wrt C-46, N9883F, Sagwon, AK, April 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1970
- Place: Sagwon, AK · SAGWON, AK
- Location: 69.3731° N, 148.7006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sagwon, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.3731&lon=-148.7006&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 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70AA072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70AA072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0374  70/4/18  NR.SAGWON,ALAS        CURTISS-WRT C-46    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1702                    N9883F              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            41, 13500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            267 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ICE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS             SAGWON,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SHORT STRIP CLEARED FROM FROZEN LAKE WAS COVERED WITH SLUSH. GAVE NO BRAKING ACTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9883F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9883F-1972-08-16), registration cancelled 1972-08-16, S/N 33153 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT C-46
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46R](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46r) (registry code 2622710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ice Strip

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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