UNK69X0121

NTSB accident investigation · Curtiss-Wrt C-46F · Barcelona, Venezuela · May 23, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 23, 1969
Place
Barcelona, Venezuela · BARCELONA, Venezuela
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1247NCurtiss-Wrt C-46F
Status
Completed · report March 25, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173286

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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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6-0044  69/5/23    BARCELONA,VENZ,SA   CURTISS-WRT C-46F   CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2670
        TIME - 0005                    N1247N              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1820 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SURINAM                     CURACAO                      GUYANA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF VENEZUELA.

Aircraft

Registration
N1247N
Reported as
Curtiss-Wrt C-46F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.