| Date: | Friday 6 January 1967 |
| Time: | 16:24 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Channel Air Lift |
| Registration: | N30046 |
| MSN: | 22417 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hilo International Airport, HI (ITO) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hilo International Airport, HI (ITO/PHTO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The cargo shifted rearward during the takeoff, causing the Centre of Gravity to go beyond the aft controllable limit. A precautionary landing was attempted, but the aircraft stalled and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning. improperly loaded aircraft."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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