ASN Aircraft accident Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando 43-47228 Zhijiang
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Date:Tuesday 30 October 1945
Time:19:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 43-47228
MSN: 299
First flight: 1945
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 42 / Occupants: 46
Total:Fatalities: 45 / Occupants: 50
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Zhijiang (   China)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Huaihua Zhijiang Airport (HJJ/ZGCJ), China
Destination airport:Shanghai (unknown airport), China
Narrative:
The Curtiss Commando was prepared for a trooping flight to Shanghai. Forty-six Chinese troops boarded the airplane and took some ammunition with them on board. During the engine runup the co-pilot noted that the no. 2 engine magneto checks were not satisfactory. The captain however decided it was OK and also did not expect any problems since he knew the terrain very well.
After takeoff the airplane apparently did not gain enough height and flew into a hill.

Sources:
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999


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