# NTSB MKC66A0054: Curtiss-Wrt C-46F, N617Z, St.Louis, MO, April 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1966
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0054

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT C-46F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lambert

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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