Curtiss-Wrt C-46A N609Z
7 December 1963 · Nederland, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 December 1963 at about 19:19 local time, a Curtiss-Wrt C-46A registered N609Z, operated by Zantop Air Transport, was involved in an accident during in flight near Nederland, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:19
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nederland, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtiss-Wrt C-46A
- Registration
- N609Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Zantop Air Transport
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0073
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WEA BRIEF BY MILITARY INADEQUATE. PLT FLEW INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. RECOVERY DATE 120863.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss-Wrt C-46A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46A | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1962 | Curtiss Wrt C-46A | Tyndall Afb, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1964 | Curtiss Wrt C-46A | Hill Afb Ut, Utah, United States | American Air Export & Import Co. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1967 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46A | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1972 | Curtiss Wrt C-46A | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |