Narrative:
The no. 1 engine failed at a height of 200 feet after takeoff from runway 22. The crew attempted to return to the airport, but were forced to make a wheels up landing on a salt flat.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Powerplant structure: master and connecting rods, piston rings - material failure.; 2) Dispatching: dispatched flight overweight; 3) Operational supervisory personnel: deficiency company service, regulations."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 28 July 1966 |
| Time: | 08:50 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Zantop Air Transport |
| Registration: | N9905F |
| MSN: | 30316 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Port Elizabeth, NJ ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), United States of America |
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| Flightnumber: | 7990 |
The no. 1 engine failed at a height of 200 feet after takeoff from runway 22. The crew attempted to return to the airport, but were forced to make a wheels up landing on a salt flat.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Powerplant structure: master and connecting rods, piston rings - material failure.; 2) Dispatching: dispatched flight overweight; 3) Operational supervisory personnel: deficiency company service, regulations."
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» NTSB File #1-0051Photos
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