Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 26 JAN 1949 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operating for: | Pan American World Airways |
| Leased from: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | N1241N |
| C/n / msn: | 22474 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Asmara International Airport (ASM) (Eritrea)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Asmara International Airport (ASM/HAAY), Eritrea |
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The gear had just been retracted on takeoff when the no. 2 engine lost power. The crew then attempted to return to the airport. Speed and altitude were low as the aircraft entered a stall, causing it to crash into a ditch.
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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.
