# NTSB DEN64A0039: Curtiss-Wrt C-46A, N609Z, Nederland, CO, December 7, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1963
- Place: Nederland, CO · NEDERLAND, CO
- Location: 39.9638° N, 105.5059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nederland, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9638&lon=-105.5059&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN64A0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN64A0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0073   63/12/7 NR.NEDERLAND,COLO     CURTISS-WRT C-46A   CR-  2  0  0  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1919                    N609Z               PX-  1  0  0                            53, 13527 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            10128 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WEA BRIEF BY MILITARY INADEQUATE. PLT FLEW INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. RECOVERY DATE 120863.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N609Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609Z-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 26571 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT C-46A
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46A](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46a) (registry code 2622602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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