# NTSB MIA66S0005: Curtis-Wrt C-46, N68966, Keflavick, Canary Islands, November 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1966
- Place: Keflavick, Canary Islands · KEFLAVICK, Iceland
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66S0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66S0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0078  66/11/19   KEFLAVICK ICE       CURTIS-WRT C-46     CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1120                    N68966              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEFLAVICK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ICELAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68966](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68966-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N 22492 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS-WRT C-46
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46) (registry code 2622601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Keflavick

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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