Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 16 JUN 1966 |
| Zeit: | 08:48 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Zantop Air Transport |
| Kennzeichen: | N10415 |
| Werknummer: | 341 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Opfer des Zusammenstoßes: | Todesopfer: 1 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 10 km (6.3 Meilen) NW of Columbia City, IN (USA) |
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW), USA |
| Kansas City Downtown Municipal Airport, MO (MKC/KMKC), USA |
The C-46 collided with a Piper PA-23-250 Aztec aircraft (N56287); both aircraft crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Failure of both crews to maintain adequate lookout. Informationsquelle:
» NTSB File # 1-0061
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI to Kansas City Downtown Municipal Airport, MO as the crow flies is 1000 km (625 miles).
Distance from Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI to Kansas City Downtown Municipal Airport, MO as the crow flies is 1000 km (625 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
