MKC66A0054

NTSB accident investigation · Curtiss-Wrt C-46F · St.Louis, MO · April 27, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 27, 1966
Place
St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N617ZCurtiss-Wrt C-46F
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172918

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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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1-0021  66/4/27    ST.LOUIS MO         CURTISS-WRT C-46F   CR-  0  0  2  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1213                    N617Z               PX-  0  0  0                            40, 3956 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1991 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT
        OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- N617Z ROLLED PAST END OF RUNWAY 24.STRUCK LOCALIZER ANTENNAS AND RUNWAY 6 APPROACH LIGHT BARS.

Aircraft

Registration
N617Z
Reported as
Curtiss-Wrt C-46F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lambert