
Descripción:
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
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | miércoles 12 septiembre 1979 |
| Hora: | 06:15 |
| Tipo: |  Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando |
| Operador: | Rich International Airways |
| Registración: | N7768B |
| Numéro de série: | 467 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1945 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 1,6 km (1 milles) W de la costa de South Caicos International Airport (XSC) ( Islas Turcas y Caicos)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Grand Turk Island Airport (GDT/MBJT), Islas Turcas y Caicos |
| South Caicos International Airport (XSC/MBSC), Islas Turcas y Caicos |
Ditched after engine failure just short of the South Caicos runway 11.
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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.
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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