# NTSB MKC65A0046: Curtis C46F, N4870V, St Louis, MO, January 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1965
- Place: St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65A0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0009   65/1/5    ST LOUIS MO         CURTIS C46F         CR-  0  0  2  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0940                    N4870V              PX-  0  0  0                            33, 6489 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT MUNCIPAL
        OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4870V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS C46F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lambert Muncipal

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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