# NTSB LAX67A0049: Curtiss C-46, N7769B, Los Alamitos, CA, November 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1966
- Place: Los Alamitos, CA · LOS ALAMITOS, CA
- Location: 33.7969° N, 118.0612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Alamitos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7969&lon=-118.0612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0058  66/11/15   LOS ALAMITOS,CAL    CURTISS C-46        CR-  0  0  2  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1247                    N7769B              PX-  0  0  0                            31, 7665 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3605 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ALAMITOS
        OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK ASSY ATTACH FITTINGS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7769B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS C-46
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Alamitos

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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