- Date
- August 31, 1965
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N606ZCurtis C-46F
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176286
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0045 65/8/31 ATLANTA,GA CURTIS C-46F CR- 0 0 2 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1018 N606Z PX- 0 0 0 49, 11315 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 206 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ATLANTA MUNICIPAL OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART REMARKS- IMPROPERLY FABRICATED HOSE-NORMAL EXTENSION.WRONG BOLT IN EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM.BOTH FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N606Z
- Reported as
- Curtis C-46F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Atlanta Municipal