- Date
- October 30, 1964
- Place
- Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N618ZCurtis C-46F
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185985
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0073 64/10/30 PITTSBURGH PA CURTIS C-46F CR- 0 0 2 FERRY AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0309 N618Z PX- 0 0 0 42, 16692 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2142 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER PITTSBRG OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKCASE LDG GR-R.MAIN GR NOT LOCKED DOWN,REASON UNDETERMND FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- NO.2 ENG NOSECASE THRUST BRG FAILED.GR IND DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N618Z
- Reported as
- Curtis C-46F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Pittsbrg