- Date
- October 5, 1972
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- HK-851Curtiss WRT C-46A
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169752
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-0002 72/10/5 MIAMI,FLA CURTISS WRT C-46A CR- 0 0 2 SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 0814 HK-851 PX- 0 0 0 42, 9000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA BARRANQUILLA,COLUMB TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- L ENG FAILED INTERNALLY-PLT DIDNT FEATH PROP.ENG SEIZED AND PROP SEPARATED,DMGD ACFT.LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HK-851
- Reported as
- Curtiss WRT C-46A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miami Intl