# NTSB OAK67F0263: Curtiss-Wrt C-46, N30046, Hilo, HI, January 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1967
- Place: Hilo, HI · HILO, HI
- Location: 19.7225° N, 155.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilo, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.7225&lon=-155.0868&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67F0263
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0263

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0028   67/1/6    HILO HAWAII         CURTISS-WRT C-46    CR-  3  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1624                    N30046              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               48, 9751 TOTAL HOURS, 351
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN. LYMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CARGO LOAD SHIFTED REARWARD DURING PREVIOUS TAKEOFF. CG RANGE WAS BEYOND AFT CONTROLLABLE LIMIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30046](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30046-1967-01-19), registration cancelled 1967-01-19, S/N 22417, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT C-46
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46F](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f) (registry code 2622608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gen. Lyman

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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