Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 21 AUG 1947 |
| Tijd: | 06:11 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46E-1-CS Commando |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Slick Airways |
| Registratie: | NC59488 |
| Constructienummer: | 2935 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Hanksville, UT (Verenigde Staten) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Denver (unknown airport), CO, Verenigde Staten |
| Los Angeles Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), Verenigde Staten |
The Curtiss C-46 entered an area of sever thunderstorms and high cumulus clouds near Hanksville. The altitude was too low to clear the terrain ahead, causing the plane to crash against the side of the canyon wall of Blue Bell Knoll Mountain at an altitude of approximately 10,000 feet.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The continuation of the flight into instrument weather conditions over mountainous terrain at an altitude too low to clear the mountains en route." Bronnen:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 46)
» CAB File No. 1-0067
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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.
