- Date
- May 10, 1971
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N446MCurtiss-Wrt C-46F
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161129
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0419 71/5/10 HOUSTON,TEX CURTISS-WRT C-46F CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1509 N446M PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-I 49, 15500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLINGTON AFBASE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TEX MIAMI,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- R PROP OSPEED,METAL CHIPS,FEATH.OWT 1129 LBS.UN LOWER GR NORMAL SYS.HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N446M
- Reported as
- Curtiss-Wrt C-46F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ellington Afbase
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