Last updated: 5 March 2021
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | domingo 13 enero 1946 |
| Tipo: |  Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 44-78146 |
| Numéro de série: | 33542 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-75 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 23 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 12 / Ocupantes: 29 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | de la costa de Majuro ( Islas Marshall)
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| Fase: | Ascenso Inicial (ICL) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Majuro-Amata Kabua International Airport (MAJ/PKMJ), Islas Marshall |
| Johnston Island Airport (JON/PJON), US Islas Remotas Menores |
The Curtiss C-46 crashed into the sea off Majuro, Marshall Islands. Seventeen occupants swam ashore. Twelve were missing. The aircraft transported Army swimming athletes to a championship.
Fuentes:
» Missing Air Crew Report» Malaya Tribune 22 January 1946, p2/3
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Majuro-Amata Kabua International Airport to Johnston Island Airport as the crow flies is 2334 km (1459 miles).
Distance from Majuro-Amata Kabua International Airport to Johnston Island Airport as the crow flies is 2334 km (1459 miles).
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.
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Curtiss C-46
- 3341 built
- 633rd loss
- 72nd accidente fatal
- 11th worst accident (a la hora)
- 55th worst accident (actualmente)
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- 2nd worst accident (actualmente)