ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328825
Date: | Saturday 22 July 1978 |
Time: | 15:11 |
Type: | Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando |
Owner/operator: | DR & M Incorporated |
Registration: | N157K |
MSN: | 436 |
Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | off Opa-locka Airport, FL (OPF) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Opa-locka Airport, FL (OPF/KOPF) |
Destination airport: | Opa-locka Airport, FL (OPF/KOPF) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The failure of both engines forced the crew to ditch the airplane off Opa-locka.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
powerplant - miscellaneous: powerplant failure for undetermined reasons
miscellaneous acts,conditions - failure of two or more engines
FACTORS:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-2 engines
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA78FA106 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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