Investigation of Aircraft Accident: ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT: PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON: 1963-02-16
Zantop Air Transport, Inc., LOGAIR Flight 60-16, a Curtiss C-46F, N 616Z, crashed following an attempt to land on runway 17 at Thun Field, near Puyallup, Washington, at 1826 P.s.t., February 16, 1963. Both crew members survived the crash but were severely injured. There were no other occupants. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and post-impact fire. An engine malfunction seven minutes after takeoff from McChord AFB, Washington, was followed by an unsuccessful attempt to feather the propeller and by intermittent overspeeding. During an attempted go-around from the landing approach the pilot lost control of the aircraft and crashed in a pasture approximately one-half mile northeast of Thun Field. The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the improper handling of an emergency situation, precipitated by a mechanical malfunction, which resulted in an unsuccessful single engine go-around. A contributing factor was the failure of Radar Approach Control to provide complete, accurate airfield data to the pilot.
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Corporate Authors:
Civil Aeronautics Board
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC United States 20428 - Publication Date: 1963-2-16
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: 9p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air transportation crashes; Crash injuries; Crash investigation; Mechanical failure
- Uncontrolled Terms: Aircraft engines; Engine failure
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01662937
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: File No. 1-0004
- Files: NTL, TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 18 2018 11:39PM