Narrative:
Crash-landed in farmland some 30 minutes after takeoff from Hankou after the port engine caught fire. Only an infant survived.
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 28 January 1947 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 Commando |
| Operator: | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC |
| Registration: | 145 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 23 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 26 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Tianmen, Hubei Province ( China)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Hankou, China |
| Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport (CKG/ZUCK), China |
Crash-landed in farmland some 30 minutes after takeoff from Hankou after the port engine caught fire. Only an infant survived.
Classification:
Engine fireForced landing outside airport
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