# NTSB MIA62A0061: Curtiss-Wrt C-46R, N3944C, Miami, FL, August 17, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1962
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145194
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA62A0061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA62A0061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0046  62/8/17    MIAMI,FLA           CURTISS-WRT C-46R   CR-  0  0  4  TRAINING                  COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 2056                    N3944C              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 274
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - RIDDLE AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL AND MISUSE OF BRAKING DURING LDG ROLL OF BOUNCED LDG. SIM SINGLE ENG LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3944C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3944C-1972-04-17), registration cancelled 1972-04-17, S/N 30466 (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: Miami Intl

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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