Incident Overview
Date: Friday 8 August 1975
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Rich International Airways
Registration Number: N4873V
Location: 0,8 km NW off Aguadilla-Borinquen Airport (BQN) –
ÿ Puerto Rico
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft enginesAircraft engines
Category: Accident
A C-46 aircraft, carrying 9000 lb of dynamite, was lost off Borinquen Airport after engines stopped producing power short of Aguadilla. The aircraft hadn’t been refueled at St. Petersburg, and the in-flight fuel system management was identified as a contributing factor to the incident.A C-46 aircraft, carrying 9000 lb of dynamite, was lost off Borinquen Airport after engines stopped producing power short of Aguadilla. The aircraft hadn’t been refueled at St. Petersburg, and the in-flight fuel system management was identified as a contributing factor to the incident.
Description
Both engines stopped producing power short of Aguadilla. The engines were secured and the crew ditched the C-46 off Borinquen Airport in 15 m deep water. The aircraft hadn’t been refueled at St. Petersburg. The aircraft carried 9000 lb (4082 kg) of dynamite. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Inadequate preflight preparation; improper in-flight decisions or planning and mismanagement of the fuel system.”
Primary Cause
Inadequate preflight preparation; improper in-flight decisions or planning and mismanagement of the fuel system.Inadequate preflight preparation; improper in-flight decisions or planning and mismanagement of the fuel system.Share on:
