Curtis-Writ C-46A N608Z
30 December 1964 · Detroit Mich, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 December 1964 at about 02:14 local time, a Curtis-Writ C-46A registered N608Z, operated by Zantop Air Transport, was involved in an accident during in flight near Detroit Mich, Michigan, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Detroit Mich, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Detroit Metropoli
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtis-Writ C-46A
- Registration
- N608Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Zantop Air Transport
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0077
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
PLT.INCAPACITATION INDICATED BY STEEP BANKED TURN BACK TO ILS COURSE.PARTIAL RECOVERY BY CO-PILOT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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