Curtiss-Wrt C-46 N30046
6 January 1967 · Hilo Hawaii, Hawaii, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 January 1967 at about 16:24 local time, a Curtiss-Wrt C-46 registered N30046, operated by Channel Airlif, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hilo Hawaii, Hawaii, 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 16:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hilo Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gen. Lyman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Curtiss-Wrt C-46
- Registration
- N30046
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Channel Airlif
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Cargo-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0028
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
CARGO LOAD SHIFTED REARWARD DURING PREVIOUS TAKEOFF. CG RANGE WAS BEYOND AFT CONTROLLABLE LIMIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Curtiss-Wrt C-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 1967 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Interior Airwa | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1966 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46 | Buffalo Ny, New York, United States | Zantop Air Transport | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1968 | Curtiss Wrt C-46 | Miami, Florida, United States | B.b.mccormick | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1966 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46 | Homer Alas, Alaska, United States | Reeve Aleutian Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1968 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46 | Kindley, Other-Foreign Countries | World Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1969 | Curtiss Wrt C-46 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Fairbanks Air | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |