# NTSB CHI66A0099: Curtis C-46, N10415, Columbia City, IN, June 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1966
- Place: Columbia City, IN · COLUMBIA CITY, IN
- Location: 41.1630° N, 85.4787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1630&lon=-85.4787&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0099

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0061  66/6/16    COLUMBIA CITY,IND   PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 719
        TIME - 0848                    N5628Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-INADEQUATE VISUAL CONTACT TO AVOID COLLISION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - CENTER EN-ROUTE                     RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - DURING RADAR HAND-OFF
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  57                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   70
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0061  66/6/16    COLUMBIA CITY,IND   CURTIS C-46         CR-  2  0  0  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0848                    N10415              PX-  0  0  0                            48, 14067 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            6732 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-INADEQUATE VISUAL CONTACT TO AVOID COLLISION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  53                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   70
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0                    EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N10415](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10415-1966-07-11), registration cancelled 1966-07-11, S/N 341 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS C-46
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46A](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46a) (registry code 2622602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N5628Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5628Y-1966-07-08), registration cancelled 1966-07-08, S/N 27-2740 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N10415 (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 UNK64X0100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0100), Jan 1, 1964: Curtiss WRT C-46A (N10415), Hill Afb, UT, 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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