# NTSB MIA62A0039: Curtiss-Wrt C-46R, N1243N, San Juan, PR, June 5, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1962
- Place: San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA62A0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA62A0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0059   62/6/5    SAN JUAN,PR         CURTISS-WRT C-46R   CR-  0  0  2  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0639                    N1243N              PX-  0  0  0                            47, 13609 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9253 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN INTL
        OPERATOR - RIDDLE AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MIAMI,FLA                   SAN JUAN,PR                  RAMEY AFB,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
          LDG GR-IMPROPER MACHINING AT UNDETERMINED TIME.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- L GR SIDE BRACE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1243N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1243N-1969-05-19), registration cancelled 1969-05-19, S/N 22456, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT C-46R
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46R](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46r) (registry code 2622710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Juan Intl

## Other investigations on N1243N (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC69A0103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0103), May 7, 1969: Curtiss-Wrt C-46 (N1243N), Medford, NJ, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB MIA64A0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA64A0039), Sep 25, 1963: Curtiss-Wrt C-46 (N1243N), Orlando, FL, substantial damage

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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