Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 27 MAY 1949 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Trans-Air Hawaii |
| Registration: | N5615V |
| C/n / msn: | 22368 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Maui, HI (United States of America) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Kahului Airport, HI (OGG/PHOG), United States of America |
En route to Maui a fire developed in the no. 2 engine. Delayed use of the CO2 extinguishing bottles caused the fire to get beyond the firewall, deteriorating the main spar. When the landing gear was lowered, the engine tore loose and the wing failed, causing the aircraft to crash and burn. The no. 2 engine fire had been caused by a no. 8 cylinder failure, followed by an oil fire.
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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.
