Narrative:
The Zantop crew made a straight-in controlled VFR approach to Long Beach when they encountered an area of ground fog. Visibility was zero as the aircraft struck the ground.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 16 December 1956 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Zantop Air Transport |
| Registration: | N2028A |
| MSN: | 30380 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Long Beach, CA ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA (LGB/KLGB), United States of America |
The Zantop crew made a straight-in controlled VFR approach to Long Beach when they encountered an area of ground fog. Visibility was zero as the aircraft struck the ground.
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