- Date
- July 31, 1963
- Place
- Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1824MCurtiss-Wrt C-46
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109063
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0045 63/7/31 WICHITA FALLS,TEX CURTISS-WRT C-46 CR- 0 0 2 MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0028 N1824M PX- 0 0 0 40, 17500 TOTAL HOURS, 80 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHEPPARD AFB OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIR EXPORT & IMPORT CO. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RAMP FACILITIES REMARKS- PLT TAXIED AT NITE INTO POORLY LTD RAMP,UNLTD OBSTRUCTIONS. LFT ELEVATOR STRUCK SIGN POST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1824M
- Reported as
- Curtiss-Wrt C-46
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sheppard Afb