ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss R-5C-1 (C-46) 50708 Dallas, TX
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Status:
Date:Monday 17 March 1952
Time:17:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss R-5C-1 (C-46)
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 50708
MSN: 152
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 22
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Dallas, TX (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Dallas NAS, TX, United States of America
Destination airport:Cherry Point MCAS, NC (KNKT), United States of America
Narrative:
The occupants bailed out after an engine fire. Two killed in bail-out.

Sources:
» The Victoria Advocate 18 March 1952, p1


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Distance from Dallas NAS, TX to Cherry Point MCAS, NC as the crow flies is 1856 km (1160 miles).

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.
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