- Date
- July 28, 1966
- Place
- Port Elizabeth, NJ · PORT ELIZABETH, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9905FCurtiss-Wrt C-46F
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122339
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0051 66/7/28 PORT ELIZABETH NJ CURTISS-WRT C-46F CR- 0 1 1 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0850 N9905F PX- 0 0 0 46, 17491 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 6191 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): DISPATCHED FLIGHT OVERWEIGHT/IMPROPER CENTER OF GRAVITY PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NO1 ENG FAILED.SHIPPERS WTS USED,CARGO NOT REWEIGHED.ACFT 9114 LBS OVERLOADED.INTENTNL GR UP LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9905F
- Reported as
- Curtiss-Wrt C-46F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Newark
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