- Date
- February 16, 1963
- Place
- Puyallup, WA · PUYALLUP, WA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N616ZCurtiss-Wrt C-46F
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177702
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0004 63/2/16 PUYALLUP,WASH CURTISS-WRT C-46F CR- 0 2 0 MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1826 N616Z PX- 0 0 0 42, 7003 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1133 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THUN OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- UNABLE TO FEATHER LEFT PROP.RAPCON FAILED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE ACCURATE AFLD DATA TO PLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N616Z
- Reported as
- Curtiss-Wrt C-46F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Thun
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