Détails:
After takeoff from McClellan, engine power was reduced to 35 inches of manifold pressure at 2300 rpm. It circled the field , climbing to the cruising altitude of 16.500 feet. Then the no. 2 engine failed. Attempts were made to restart the engine, but all attempts failed. By then the left engine also failed. One crew member bailed out safely before the plane crashed.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | jeudi 23 septembre 1943 |
| Heure: | 23:45 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Curtiss C-46A-10-CU Commando |
| Opérant pour: | Northwest Orient Airlines |
| Loué à : | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 41-12356 |
| Numéro de série: | 26483 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1943 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 5 / à bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 5 / à bord: 6 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de McCloud, CA ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA (MCC/KMCC), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Seattle (unknown airport), WA, Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
After takeoff from McClellan, engine power was reduced to 35 inches of manifold pressure at 2300 rpm. It circled the field , climbing to the cruising altitude of 16.500 feet. Then the no. 2 engine failed. Attempts were made to restart the engine, but all attempts failed. By then the left engine also failed. One crew member bailed out safely before the plane crashed.
Sources:
» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. MirelesPhotos
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