Détails:
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.
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| Date: | samedi 22 janvier 1955 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Compagnie: | Resort Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | N1242N |
| Numéro de série: | 22406 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1945 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 0,8 km (0.5 milles) de Chattanooga-Lovell Field, TN (CHA) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA (NGU/KNGU), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Knoxville Airport, TN (TYS/KTYS), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
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.
Sources:
» Ocala Star-Banner - Jan 23, 1955Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA et Knoxville Airport, TN est de 696 km (435 miles).
La distance entre Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA et Knoxville Airport, TN est de 696 km (435 miles).
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