Narrative:
Ditched after engine failure just short of the South Caicos runway 11.
accident date: 12-09-1979
type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
registration: N7768B
accident date: 12-09-1979
type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
registration: N7768B
accident date: 12-09-1979
type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
registration: N7768B
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 12 September 1979 |
| Time: | 06:15 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando |
| Operator: | Rich International Airways |
| Registration: | N7768B |
| MSN: | 467 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,6 km (1 mls) W off South Caicos International Airport (XSC) ( Turks and Caicos Islands)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Grand Turk Island Airport (GDT/MBJT), Turks and Caicos Islands |
| South Caicos International Airport (XSC/MBSC), Turks and Caicos Islands |
Ditched after engine failure just short of the South Caicos runway 11.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 12-09-1979
type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
registration: N7768B
accident date: 12-09-1979
type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
registration: N7768B
accident date: 12-09-1979
type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
registration: N7768B
Map
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 Grand Turk Island Airport to South Caicos International Airport as the crow flies is 40 km (25 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Grand Turk Island Airport to South Caicos International Airport as the crow flies is 40 km (25 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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