- Date
- August 8, 1975
- Place
- Aguadilla, PR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4873VCurtis-Wrt C-46F
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149671
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0039 75/8/8 NR.AGUADILLA,PR CURTIS-WRT C-46F CR- 0 0 2 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1530 N4873V PX- 0 0 0 46, 22000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 11100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BORINQUEN OPERATOR - RICH INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST PETERSBURG,FL AGUADILLA,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- ETE 6+10,DITCHED 7+20.HAZARDOUS MATL ONBOARD.ACFT SANK IN 50FT OF WATER,NOT RCVRD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4873V
- Reported as
- Curtis-Wrt C-46F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Borinquen
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