Flugunfall 12 SEP 1979 einer Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando N7768B - South Caicos International Airport (XSC)
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Status:
Datum:Mittwoch 12 September 1979
Zeit:06:15
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando
Fluggesellschaft:Rich International Airways
Kennzeichen: N7768B
Werknummer: 467
Baujahr: 1945
Triebwerk: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 1
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:1,6 km (1 Meilen) W vom Land entfernt von South Caicos International Airport (XSC) (   Turks & Caicos)
Flugphase: Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:Frachtflug
Flug von:Grand Turk Island Airport (GDT/MBJT), Turks & Caicos
Flug nach:South Caicos International Airport (XSC/MBSC), Turks & Caicos
Unfallbericht:
Ditched after engine failure just short of the South Caicos runway 11.

Informationsquelle:
» NTSB


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photo of Curtiss-C-46A-Commando-N7768B
accident date: 12-09-1979
type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
registration: N7768B
photo of Curtiss-C-46A-Commando-N7768B
accident date: 12-09-1979
type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
registration: N7768B
photo of Curtiss-C-46A-Commando-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.

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.
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