Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 06 MAR 1966 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46A-30-CU Commando |
| Operating for: | United Nations - UN |
| Leased from: | Transair Sweden |
| Registration: | SE-CFG |
| C/n / msn: | 26710 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bunia Airport (BUX) (Congo (Democratic Republic))
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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The left main gear struck a sand ridge 100 feet short of the runway threshold, but the aircraft landed without problems at Bunia. After inspections at Stanleyville, damage to the aircraft appeared to be substantial.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot misjudged distance resulting in undershooting of the landing area."
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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.
