# NTSB MIA68O0003: Curtiss-Wrt C-46F, N1309V, Kingston, Jamaica, September 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1967
- Place: Kingston, Jamaica · KINGSTON, Jamaica
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68O0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68O0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0126  67/9/13    KINGSTON,JAMAICA    CURTISS-WRT C-46F   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1749                    N1309V              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 40, 12000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALISADOES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE JAMAICAN GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1309V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1309V-1968-01-24), registration cancelled 1968-01-24, S/N 22599, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT C-46F
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46F](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f) (registry code 2622608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Palisadoes

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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