UNK64X0100

NTSB accident investigation · Curtiss WRT C-46A · Hill Afb, UT · January 1, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 1, 1964
Place
Hill Afb, UT · HILL AFB, UT
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N10415Curtiss WRT C-46A
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113736

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0008   64/1/1    HILL AFB UT         CURTISS WRT C-46A   CR-  0  0  3  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N10415              PX-  0  0  0                            41, 15950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2521 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILL AFB
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIR EXPORT & IMPORT CO.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE

Aircraft

Registration
N10415
Reported as
Curtiss WRT C-46A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hill Afb

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