ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando N9995F Pelly Bay, NU
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Date:Sunday 18 March 1956
Time:22:25 EST
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando
Operator:Flying Tiger Line
Registration: N9995F
MSN: 22409
First flight: 1945
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Pelly Bay, NU (   Canada)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Pelly Bay-Dewline Site Airport, NU (YUF/CYUF), Canada
Narrative:
The Curtiss freighter was on a night-time VFR approach to Pelly Bay when the left wing struck rising terrain at 1000 feet msl.



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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.
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