Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 21 NOV 1944 |
| Tijd: | 18:13 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46A-10-CU Commando |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registratie: | 41-12373 |
| Constructienummer: | 26500 |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 8 / inzittenden: 8 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 8 / inzittenden: 8 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Plaats: | Esperanto, CA (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA (MCC/KMCC), Verenigde Staten |
| Reno AAB, NV, Verenigde Staten |
A Curtiss C-46 transport plane was destroyed when it struck terrain in an inverted spin, killing all eight on board. The plane had left Sacramento-McClellan Field at 16:12 on a training mission to Reno. The crew probably lost control of the airplane. It entered a steep dive, overstressing the airframe when the crew attempted to regain control.
Bronnen:
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 3: August 1944-December 1945 / Anthony J. Mireles
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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.
