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    Airframe Family: Curtiss C-46 Commando
    Latest Model:C-46D Commando
    Last Military Serial:44-77980 USAAF
    Construction Number:33376
    Last Civil Registration:HI-503CT
    Compressed ID:Curtiss C-46D sn 44-77980 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Aerolineas Mundo-AMSA

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    Dates

    Event

    March 1945

    Constructed as a C-46D.
    Curtiss Wright C-46D 33376

    March 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-77980.

    1959

    Withdrawn from use.

    8 February 1961

    To Capitol Airways with new c/r N9892Z.

    30 November 1961

    Certificate of airworthiness for N9892Z (C-46D, 33376) issued.

    From March 1964 to 1969

    Leased to Lufthansa.

    1969

    To Capitol Airways keeping c/r N9892Z.

    Circa 1969


    Photographer: Unknown

    22 February 1973

    To Shamrock Airlines keeping c/r N9892Z.

    17 September 1976

    To Caribbean Air Services keeping c/r N9892Z.

    18 March 1977

    To Efrain Arroyo Arroyd keeping c/r N9892Z.

    4 December 1980

    To Gonzales Frank, Miami, FL keeping c/r N9892Z.

    1984

    To AMSA with new c/r HI-503.

    August 1984

    To AMSA with new c/r HH-CSA.
    Wearing temporary registration.

    Circa September 1984


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Port-au-Prince

    January 1987

    To Aerolineas Murdo with new c/r HI-503CT.

    15 November 1992


    Photographer: Peter M. Garwood

    April 1994

    To Dominican Republic keeping c/r HI-503CT.

    By 22 September 1998

    To Aerolineas Mundo-AMSA with new c/r HI-503CT (Curtiss C-46D, 33376).

    22 September 1998

    Written off.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. The event occurred at Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) while standing. Narrative: The aircraft was damaged beyond repair when it was blown into Lockheed L-1049 HI-548CT by Hurricane Georges. As a result, the aircraft was broken up early 1999.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    30 April 2015

    Civil registration, N9892Z, cancelled.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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