- Date
- October 10, 1964
- Place
- Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7923CCurtiss C-46
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181579
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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 64/10/10 CHARLESTON SC CURTISS C-46 CR- 0 0 2 MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1540 N7923C PX- 0 0 0 35, 7891 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5665 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLESTON AFB OPERATOR - CAPITOL AIRWAYS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE SYSTEMS - FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM: POWERPLANT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- EXTING SYS DIDNT WORK.TRIPPED CIRCUIT BR.& SQUIBUNREPLACED AFTER PRIOR USE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7923C
- Reported as
- Curtiss C-46
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charleston Afb