ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46 81 Xichang, Sichuan Province
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Date:Friday 20 September 1946
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46
Operator:China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC
Registration: 81
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28
Total:Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 31
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Xichang, Sichuan Province (   China)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Xichang Airport (XIC/ZUXC), China
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
A CNAC passenger plane crashed into the side of a 14.000-foot mountain in China. All aboard were killed. Captain of the flight was Andy Longbotham.
The airplane struck Lochi Mountain near the village of Hsichia.

Sources:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 48)
» cnac.org


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