
Descripción:
The Resort Airlines C-46 cargo plane descended below the ILS glide path while approaching Chattanooga and struck trees. Part of the left wing broke off and the aircraft crashed into the ground, coming to rest against a railroad embankment and a bridge.
The airplane carried 12,000 pounds of US Navy cargo. The flight was en route from Norfolk, VA to Oklahoma City, OK. An en route stop was planned at Knoxville Airport, TN, but visibility was poor, forcing the crew to divert to Chattanooga. Ceiling was at 900 feet at Chattanooga when the airplane started the approach.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | sábado 22 enero 1955 |
| Tipo: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operador: | Resort Airlines |
| Registración: | N1242N |
| Numéro de série: | 22406 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1945 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 0,8 km (0.5 milles) de Chattanooga-Lovell Field, TN (CHA) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA (NGU/KNGU), Estados Unidos de América |
| Knoxville Airport, TN (TYS/KTYS), Estados Unidos de América |
The Resort Airlines C-46 cargo plane descended below the ILS glide path while approaching Chattanooga and struck trees. Part of the left wing broke off and the aircraft crashed into the ground, coming to rest against a railroad embankment and a bridge.
The airplane carried 12,000 pounds of US Navy cargo. The flight was en route from Norfolk, VA to Oklahoma City, OK. An en route stop was planned at Knoxville Airport, TN, but visibility was poor, forcing the crew to divert to Chattanooga. Ceiling was at 900 feet at Chattanooga when the airplane started the approach.
Fuentes:
» Ocala Star-Banner - Jan 23, 1955Fotos
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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 Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA to Knoxville Airport, TN as the crow flies is 696 km (435 miles).
Distance from Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA to Knoxville Airport, TN as the crow flies is 696 km (435 miles).
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