# NTSB DCA67I0004: Curtiss-Wrt C-46, N618Z, Buffalo, NY, October 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1966
- Place: Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA67I0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA67I0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0036  66/10/10   BUFFALO NY          CURTISS-WRT C-46    CR-  0  0  2  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1704                    N618Z               PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER BUFFALO
        OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        REMARKS- N618Z AND AA404 DEPARTED ON DIFFERENT RUNWAYS.ACFT INVOLVED IN NEAR MISS SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N618Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT C-46
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Greater Buffalo

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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