Beschrijving:
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.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | donderdag 23 september 1943 |
| Tijd: | 23:45 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-10-CU Commando |
| Vloog voor: | Northwest Orient Airlines |
| Gehuurd van: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registratie: | 41-12356 |
| Constructienummer: | 26483 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 6 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | nabij McCloud, CA ( Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Sacramento-McClellan AFB, CA (MCC/KMCC), Verenigde Staten |
| Seattle (unknown airport), WA, Verenigde Staten |
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.
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» Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents in the United States, 1941-1945, Vol. 2: July 1943-July 1944 / Anthony J. MirelesFoto's
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