# NTSB UNK69X0121: Curtiss-Wrt C-46F, N1247N, Barcelona, Venezuela, May 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1969
- Place: Barcelona, Venezuela · BARCELONA, Venezuela
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK69X0121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0121

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1247N-1969-10-28), registration cancelled 1969-10-28, S/N 22565 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTISS-WRT C-46F
- Registry model: [Curtiss Wright C-46F](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46f) (registry code 2622608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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