- Date
- January 22, 1975
- Place
- Arctic Village, AK · ARCTIC VILLAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1663MCurtiss-Wrt C-46F
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146406
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0005 75/1/22 ARCTIC VILLAGE,AK CURTISS-WRT C-46F CR- 0 0 2 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1300 N1663M PX- 0 0 0 53, 28550 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCTIC VILLAGE OPERATOR - FAIRBANKS AIR SERVICE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARCTIC VILLAGE,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- NR 2 FIREWALL SHUTOFF CLOSED INADVERTENTLY.HIT SNOW BERM NEXT TO NARROW HWY.DMGD HORIZ STAB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1663M
- Reported as
- Curtiss-Wrt C-46F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arctic Village
N1663MRegistration cancelled Nov 17, 2011 · Curtiss Wright C-46FAirframe modelCurtiss Wright C-46FEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N1663M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.