MIA68A0051

NTSB accident investigation · Curtiss C-46A · Key West, FL · November 28, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 28, 1967
Place
Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N75396Curtiss C-46A
Status
Completed · report March 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113461

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0051  67/11/28   KEY WEST,FLA        CURTISS C-46A       CR-  0  0  2  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0320                    N75396              PX-  0  0  0                            43, 2643 TOTAL HOURS, 125
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOCA CHICA NAS
        OPERATOR - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- TAIL GR ASSY DAMAGED ON CONTACTING ARRESTING GEAR,ADJACENT TO RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N75396
Reported as
Curtiss C-46A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boca Chica Nas

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.