Curtiss-Wrt C-46A N92853

Summary

On 13 October 1967 at about 18:54 local time, a Curtiss-Wrt C-46A registered N92853, operated by Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 October 1967 at 18:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Fairbanks Intl

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Curtiss-Wrt C-46A

Registration

N92853

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc.

Phase of flight

Landing

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night (Dark)

NTSB number

1-0032

Nobody was injured.

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

LEFT GEAR DOWN LATCH LOCKING CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONED DUE BENT PISTON ROD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.