Narrative:
Air America leased China Airlines' C-46 B-1535 and coded it "CA-1" in 1966. During takeoff, the plane experienced an over speed prop to 3000 RPM of the no. 1 engine at 80 knots. As there was little runway left and US military tents and aircraft on both sides, the pilot retracted the gear and belly-landed the plane into a field straight ahead.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 28 April 1966 |
| Time: | 03:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando |
| Operating for: | Air America |
| Leased from: | China Airlines |
| Registration: | CA-1 |
| MSN: | 22367 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Kon Tum Airfield ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kon Tum Airfield, Vietnam |
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Air America leased China Airlines' C-46 B-1535 and coded it "CA-1" in 1966. During takeoff, the plane experienced an over speed prop to 3000 RPM of the no. 1 engine at 80 knots. As there was little runway left and US military tents and aircraft on both sides, the pilot retracted the gear and belly-landed the plane into a field straight ahead.
Sources:
» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. LeekerPhotos
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