Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Donnerstag 10 Mai 1973 |
Zeit: | 15:09 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando |
Fluggesellschaft: | Joel Guinn |
Kennzeichen: | N446M |
Werknummer: | 133 |
Baujahr: | 1944 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 5 km (3.1 Meilen) von Ellington AFB, TX ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
Flug von: | Houston-Ellington Field, TX (EFD/KEFD), USA |
Flug nach: | Miami (unknown airport), FL, USA |
Unfallbericht:The C-46 departed Ellington AFB 1120 lb (508 kg) overloaded. On climbout the right propeller oversped. The crew was unable to lower the gear and carried out a wheels-up landing in a field along the I-45 west of the airport.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
powerplant - propeller and accessories: other
miscellaneous - foreign material affecting normal operations
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection
pilot in command - failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc.
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improperly loaded aircraft-weight-and/or c.g.
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improper emergency procedures
miscellaneous acts,conditions - intentional wheels-up
Informationsquelle:
» NTSB
Fotos
accident date:
10-05-1973type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
registration: N446M
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.