# NTSB MKC74AK020: Curtis-Wrt C-46F, N69346, St.Louis, MO, November 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1973
- 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 February 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74AK020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3711   73/11/8   ST.LOUIS,MO         CURTIS-WRT C-46F    CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0300                    N69346              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR, 9118 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            976 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT-ST.LOUIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  ST.LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        REMARKS- EXTNDD GR MANUALLY.R GR DID NOT DOWN-LOCK,LINKAGE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT,COLLAPSED ON LDG ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69346](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69346-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 22401, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS-WRT C-46F
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46F](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f) (registry code 2622608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lambert-St.Louis

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731108042379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731108042379A), Nov 8, 1973: Curtis C46FCURTIS, St.Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Extndd gr manually.r gr did not down-lock,linkage out of adjustment,collapsed on ldg roll.

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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