# NTSB LAX75O0034: Curtiss-Wrt C-46F, N69343, La Papa, Mexico, March 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1975
- Place: La Papa, Mexico · LA PAPA, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75O0034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75O0034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0036  75/3/24    LA PAPA,MEX         CURTISS-WRT C-46F   CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N69343              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICITON OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69343](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69343-2014-09-03), registration cancelled 2014-09-03, S/N 22402, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT C-46F
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46F](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f) (registry code 2622608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750324020429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750324020429A), Mar 24, 1975: Curtis C46FCURTIS, La Papa. Invest under jurisdiciton of govt of Mexico.

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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