UNK65X0828

NTSB accident investigation · Curtiss C-46 · Covington, KY · November 25, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 25, 1964
Place
Covington, KY · COVINGTON, KY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N611ZCurtiss C-46
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180617

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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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1-0071  64/11/25   COVINGTON KY        CURTISS C-46        CR-  0  0  2  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM  AGE UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
        TIME - 2312                    N611Z               PX-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATR CINCINNATI
        OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        REMARKS- BUSHNG-P/N 20-310-1032-2 NOT MFGD TO MATERIAL SPEDS  GEAR WARN IND  FALSE DUE DIRT & OIL ON SWITCH

Aircraft

Registration
N611Z
Reported as
Curtiss C-46
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greatr Cincinnati

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N611Z · 2

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