Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 10 JUL 1946 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Curtiss R5C-1 Commando (C-46) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Marine Corps |
| Kennzeichen: | 39585 |
| Werknummer: | 80 |
| Baujahr: | 1944 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 7 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Palmer, MA (USA) |
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militärischer Testflug |
| Flug von: | ? |
| ? |
An engine caught fire. The fire spread, causing the wing to fail. All seven occupants bailed out safely.
Informationsquelle:
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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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.
