# NTSB SEA63A0071: Curtiss-Wrt C-46F, N616Z, Puyallup, WA, February 16, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1963
- Place: Puyallup, WA · PUYALLUP, WA
- Location: 47.1790° N, 122.2915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Puyallup, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1790&lon=-122.2915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA63A0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA63A0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616Z-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 22590 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT C-46F
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46) (registry code 2622601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Thun

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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