# NTSB MIA64A0039: Curtiss-Wrt C-46, N1243N, Orlando, FL, September 25, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1963
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA64A0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA64A0039

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0057  63/9/25    ORLANDO,FLA         CURTISS-WRT C-46    CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1325                    N1243N              PX-  0  0  0                            41, 10018 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5678 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORLANDO
        OPERATOR - RIDDLE AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- TUBE IN RT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT.
```

## 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-46
- 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: Orlando

## 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 MIA62A0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA62A0039), Jun 5, 1962: Curtiss-Wrt C-46R (N1243N), San Juan, PR, 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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