Narrative:
The Curtiss C-46 freighter took off from Driftwood Bay carrying a cargo of bags of cement. Immediately after lift-off the aircraft started to porpoise and at 800 feet altitude it went into a vertical climb and crashed into water.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 31 May 1958 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Reeve Aleutian Airways |
| Registration: | N1302N |
| MSN: | 22479 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Driftwood Bay, AK ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Driftwood Bay, AK, United States of America |
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The Curtiss C-46 freighter took off from Driftwood Bay carrying a cargo of bags of cement. Immediately after lift-off the aircraft started to porpoise and at 800 feet altitude it went into a vertical climb and crashed into water.
Classification:
Loss of control
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